Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by Harriet M. McCartin (Mrs. Daniel J. McCartin, 1904-1980) during a trip to Alaska in 1927; donated to MAI by Mrs. McCartin in 1976.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- possibly Iñupiaq (attributed)
- Collector
- Harriet M. McCartin (Mrs. Daniel J. McCartin), Non-Indian, 1904-1980
- Previous owner
- Harriet M. McCartin (Mrs. Daniel J. McCartin), Non-Indian, 1904-1980
- Donor
- Harriet M. McCartin (Mrs. Daniel J. McCartin), Non-Indian, 1904-1980
- Object Name
- Letter opener
- Media/Materials
- Ivory
- Techniques
- Carved
- Dimensions
- 17 x 1.5 cm
- Object Type
- Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
