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Bola/Boleadora ball/stone

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown; acquired by MAI through an exchange with Jim Anthony (1897-1959, owner of an antique store in El Segundo, California) in 1952.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Iñupiaq [Tikiġaq/Point Hope]
Previous owner
Jim Anthony (James Bennett Anthony), Non-Indian, 1897-1959
Object Name
Bola/Boleadora ball/stone
Media/Materials
Animal Bone
Techniques
Perforated, carved
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
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