Object Details
Culture/People
probably Yup'ik (Yupik) (attributed)
IACB source
Mrs. Bergquist, Non-Indian
Previous owner
Mrs. Bergquist, Non-Indian
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Mrs. Bergquist; donated to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board by Mrs. Bergquist in 1989; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Date created
1950-1960
Catalog Number
25/8991
Barcode
258991.000
Object Type
Games, Toys, Gambling
Object Name
Ball
Media/Materials
Sealskin/fur, unknown stuffing, vegetal dye/dyes, sinew
Techniques
Dyed, sewn, stuffed, stitched
Dimensions
10.4 x 10 cm
Place
Alaska; USA
See related items
Yup'ik (Yupik)
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_274970