Figure

Culture/People
Yup'ik (Yupik)
Collector
Edward W. Nelson (Edward William Nelson/E.W. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1855-1934
Previous owner
U.S. National Museum (United States National Museum/National Museum of Natural History)
Collection History
Collected in 1879 by Edward W. Nelson (1855-1934, a naturalist with the US Army Signal Corps on board the "Corwin") for the U.S. National Museum (precursor to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History); acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the US National Museum in 1908.
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Place
Chalit, Kuguklik River, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta; Calista Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
See related items
Yup'ik (Yupik)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
2/421
Barcode
020421.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Figure
Media/Materials
Ivory
Techniques
Carved, incised
Dimensions
16.8 x 3 x 1 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fe90ef8b-91fd-4b26-b429-d9dd22beb47f
Record ID
NMAI_21624