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Date created: probably AD 1600–1900

Culture/People: probably Yup'ik (Yupik) (archaeological) (attributed)
Collector: Harold W. Averill (H. W. Averill), Non-Indian, 1885-ca. 1935
Seller: Harold W. Averill (H. W. Averill), Non-Indian, 1885-ca. 1935

Collection History: Collected or excavated by Harold W. Averill (1885-ca. 1935, a dentist and amateur archaeologist who lived in Bethel, Alaska, in the mid 1920s); purchased by MAI from Harold W. Averill in 1927.
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Place: Old village site 7 miles above Kuskokwim River; Quinhagak River; Calista Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Yup'ik (Yupik) (archaeological); Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/1985
Barcode: 151985.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figure
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69297a5c8-f5d2-4e33-af21-ed00269e16eb

Record ID: NMAI_163112