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Carved Bird

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    Object Details

    Collector

    Dr. G. E. Folk Jr.

    Donor Name

    Dr. G. E. Folk Jr.

    Notes

    CARVED SITTING BIRD ON A FLAT, RECTANGULAR BASE (CARVED FROM ONE PIECE). EYES & WING DETAILS ARE SCRIMSHAWED IN BROWN, FEET ARE SCRIMSHAWED IN BLACK. BACK EDGE OF BASE HAS 2 GROOVES CUT ONTO SURFACE. EDGE IS ROUGH & JAGGED. HIGHLY POLISHED EXCEPT FOR BOTTOM OF BASE. TWO PARALLEL CRACKS (APPROX. 3 CM LONG) RUN DOWN BREAST OF BIRD. ACCORDING TO APPRAISER'S LIST, THOUGHT TO BE SIBERIAN YUPIK ESKIMO OF ST. LAWRENCE ISLAND. PURCHASED IN BARROW, ALASKA.

    Record Last Modified

    9 Feb 2016

    Specimen Count

    1

    Culture

    Eskimo, Yupik, St. Lawrence Island

    Accession Date

    20 Jul 1995

    Collection Date

    1970

    Accession Number

    400225

    USNM Number

    E428025-0

    Object Type

    Figure

    Length - Object

    6.6 cm

    Width - Object

    3.3 cm

    Height - Object

    6 cm

    Place

    Point Barrow / St. Lawrence Island (not certain), Alaska, United States, North America

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    Anthropology

    Data Source

    NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

    Topic

    Ethnology

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f9105f22-92be-4183-9baa-2e97a24d85c6

    Record ID

    nmnhanthropology_8460739

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