Object Details
Culture/People
Gwich'in (Kutchin) [Yukon River, Alaska]
Collector
Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Previous owner
Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Seller
Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Collection History
Collected between 1907 and 1913 by Micajah W. Pope (1873-1940) during his work with the Alaskan Boundary Survey; purchased by MAI from Micajah Pope in 1928.
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Catalog Number
16/1676
Barcode
161676.000
Object Type
Transportation Items
Indigenous Term
aih
Object Name
Snowshoes
Media/Materials
Wood, hide
Techniques
Carved
Place
Yukon River; Calista Native Corporation, Doyon Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
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Transportation Items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_173508