• Culture/People:

    Yuit (Siberian Yup'ik)

  • Object name:

    Spear

  • Date created:

    1870-1890

  • Place:

    Anastasia Bay; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Siberia; Russia

  • Media/Materials:

    Wood, copper alloy, iron alloy, copper wire, hide, hide thong/babiche, brass bell/bells, iron nails, brass nails, sinew, paint

  • Techniques:

    Carved, engraved, wrapped, nailed, painted

  • Collection History/Provenance:

    Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of J.E. Standley (1854-1940, owner/proprietor of Seattle's Ye Olde Curiosity Shop); acquired by George Heye in 1916 or 1917.

  • Dimensions:

    119.5 x 11 x 4.5 cm

  • Catalog number:

    7/644

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