Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Edward Howe Wales (1856-1922, a New York stockbroker and collector); inherited by his daughter Ruth Wales du Pont (Mrs. Henry Francis du Pont, 1889-1967); donated to MAI by Mrs. du Pont in 1933.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Unangax̂ (Aleut)
- Previous owner
- Edward Howe Wales, Non-Indian, 1856-1922
- Ruth Wales du Pont (Mrs. Henry F. du Pont), Non-Indian, 1889-1967
- Donor
- Ruth Wales du Pont (Mrs. Henry F. du Pont), Non-Indian, 1889-1967
- Object Name
- Spear
- Media/Materials
- Ivory, sinew, wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Object Type
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
