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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Data Source
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8460739