Culture/People:
Nunivagmiut Cup'ik [Nunivak Island]
Object name:
Hunting float
Native term:
qerruinaq
Date created:
circa 1915
Place:
Nunivak Island; Calista Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Media/Materials:
Sealskin/fur, hide, ivory
Techniques:
Sewn, carved, tied
Collection History/Provenance:
Collected in 1927 by Stewart C. Eastwood (1899-1961) while working as an ethnological assistant to photographer Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952); donated to MAI in 1928.
Dimensions:
70 x 44 x 18 cm
Catalog number:
16/2549
This item is currently on view at NMAI, DC.
See it in the Yupik exhibit in the "Our Universes" gallery on the 4th floor
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