Bola/Boleadora for hunting birds

Date created
1976
Culture/People
Iñupiaq [Kikiktagrukmiut/Kikiktagruk/Kotzebue]
Artist/Maker
Jack Jones (Jack Ootruk Jones), Iñupiaq [Kikiktagrukmiut/Kikiktagruk/Kotzebue], 1905-1980 and Amy B. Jones (Amy Nashoalook Booth), Iñupiaq [Kikiktagrukmiut/Kikiktagruk/Kotzebue], 1909-1994
Seller
Jack Jones (Jack Ootruk Jones), Iñupiaq [Kikiktagrukmiut/Kikiktagruk/Kotzebue], 1905-1980
Amy B. Jones (Amy Nashoalook Booth), Iñupiaq [Kikiktagrukmiut/Kikiktagruk/Kotzebue], 1909-1994
Previous owner
Florence C. Krummel (Florence Choiniere Krummel), Non-Indian, 1911-2003
Bernhard U. Krummel, Non-Indian, 1911-1990
Donor
Maradel Krummel Gale, Non-Indian
Collection History
Purchased from the artists by Florence C. Krummel (1911-2003, a retired high school teacher) and Bernhard U. Krummel (1911-1990) in 1976 when they lived in the Anchorage, Alaska, area; donated to NMAI by their daughter Maradel Krummel Gale in 2003.
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Place
Kotzebue; NANA Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
See related items
Iñupiaq [Kikiktagrukmiut/Kikiktagruk/Kotzebue]
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/2544
Barcode
262544.000
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Object Name
Bola/Boleadora for hunting birds
Media/Materials
Moose bone, seal sinew, feather/feathers
Techniques
Carved, drilled, braided, wrapped, tied
Dimensions
71 x 13.5 x 6 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d85bc96a-86af-457c-897a-38d00cbf69a3
Record ID
NMAI_278656