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Sled

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from the Alaska Fur Company (Seattle, Washington) during a trip to the Pacific Northwest in 1938.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Kuskwogmiut Yup'ik
Previous owner
Alaska Fur Company (Hudson Bay Fur Company)
Seller
Alaska Fur Company (Hudson Bay Fur Company)
MAI agent
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Object Name
Sled
Media/Materials
Wood, animal gut/intestines
Techniques
Carved
Object Type
Transportation Items
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