Gambling set

Culture/People
Tsimshian (Ts’msyen)
Previous owner
Pat Phillipson (Albert John Phillipson), Non-Indian, 1879-1939
Axel Rasmussen, Non-Indian, 1886-1945
Wrangell Institute, 1932-
Previous seller
Wrangell Institute, 1932-
Previous owner
Susan Barrow (Mrs. Henry D. Barrow/Mrs. H. D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1907-1988
Henry D. Barrow (H.D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1909-1987
Seller
Susan Barrow (Mrs. Henry D. Barrow/Mrs. H. D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1907-1988
Henry D. Barrow (H.D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1909-1987
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly owned by Pat Phillipson (a Prince Rupert, British Columbia, fur dealer who also bought and sold Native artifacts); acquired from Pat Phillipson in 1932 by Axel Rasmussen (1886-1945, a collector and superintendent of schools in Wrangell and Sitka, Alaska); lent by Axel Rasmussen to the Wrangell Institute (a Native boarding School in Wrangell, Alaska) at an unknown date and presumably transferred to the Institute's possession with Rasmussen's death in 1945; purchased by Susan D. Barrow (1907-1988, a teacher at the Wrangell Institute) and her husband Henry D. Barrow (1909-1987, a ship captain) from the Wrangell Institute in 1945; purchased by MAI from Mr. and Mrs. Barrow in 1948.
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Place
Alaska; USA
See related items
Tsimshian (Ts’msyen)
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
21/1707
Barcode
211707.000
Object Type
Games, Toys, Gambling
Object Name
Gambling set
Media/Materials
Wood, hide, hide thong/babiche, ivory, sinew, paint, graphite
Techniques
Carved, inlaid, sewn, painted
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66d0b40ad-6591-431e-8442-1a390ee3ff0b
Record ID
NMAI_226205