Figure

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
15/1983
Barcode
151983.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Figure
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6eff4be74-96af-4c7a-98bd-832129200b64
Record ID
NMAI_163110