Culture/People:
Bering Strait Inupiaq
Object name:
Net float in the form of a seal
Date created:
circa 1880
Place:
Cape Prince of Wales; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Media/Materials:
Wood, glass bead/beads, animal hair
Techniques:
Carved, inlaid
Collection History/Provenance:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Judge Nathan Bijur (1862-1930); purchased from Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bijur in 1946.
Dimensions:
20.5 x 6 x 7 cm
Catalog number:
20/8833
This item is currently on view at NMAI, DC.
See it in the "Animals" component of the "Window on Collections" exhibit on the 4th floor
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