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Culture/People
Tlingit
Previous owner
C. V. Smith, Non-Indian
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 C. V. Smith; acquired from C. V. Smith 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
Tlingit
Hide working tools
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
21/1622
Barcode
211622.000
Object Type
Hide working tools
Object Name
Hide dressing tool
Media/Materials
Animal Bone, cotton cloth, conifer root
Techniques
Wrapped, notched
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c0a9852a-ef37-4dfe-bc5a-02888ae43257
Record ID
NMAI_226118