Hunting float plug

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Object Details

Culture/People

Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]

Possible owner

Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Presenter/funding source

Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Thea (Mrs. George) Heye and donated to MAI by her or purchased by MAI with funds donated by her in 1921.

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Date created

1880-1900

Catalog Number

10/8266

Barcode

108266.000

Object Type

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Indigenous Term

inyogluk

Object Name

Hunting float plug

Media/Materials

Wood, ivory

Techniques

Carved, inlaid, pegged

Dimensions

9.0 x 7.5 x 2.0 cm

Place

Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items

Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws673dd4cdf-5836-4abc-b1fa-2fce9d53dc45

Record ID

NMAI_116836