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    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Siberian Yupik [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island]

    Collector

    Romola Tumbloo (Romola Tumblos), Siberian Yupik [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island], 1902-1991

    Previous owner

    Romola Tumbloo (Romola Tumblos), Siberian Yupik [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island], 1902-1991
    Bernhard U. Krummel, Non-Indian, 1911-1990
    Florence C. Krummel (Florence Choiniere Krummel), Non-Indian, 1911-2003

    Donor

    Maradel Krummel Gale, Non-Indian

    Collection History

    Acquired by Romola Tumbloo (Siberian Yupik) in Gambell, Alaska, at an unknown date; given to Florence C. Krummel (1911-2003, a retired high school teacher) and Bernhard U. Krummel (1911-1990) by Romola Tumbloo in 1977 when the Krummels lived in the Anchorage, Alaska, area; donated to NMAI by their daughter Maradel Krummel Gale in 2003.

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    Date created

    circa 1975

    Catalog Number

    26/2558

    Barcode

    262558.000

    Object Type

    Games, Toys, Gambling

    Object Name

    Ball

    Media/Materials

    Sealskin/fur, caribou hair, sinew

    Techniques

    Sewn

    Dimensions

    11.9 x 16.2 cm

    Place

    Gambell; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

    Archipelago

    Bering Sea Islands

    Island Name

    Saint Lawrence Island

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    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6164ceb7c-ea30-41b9-acf0-a495326f963f

    Record ID

    NMAI_278670

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