Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Mrs. Bergquist; donated to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board by Mrs. Bergquist in 1989; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- probably Yup'ik (Yupik) (attributed)
- IACB source
- Mrs. Bergquist, Non-Indian
- Previous owner
- Mrs. Bergquist, Non-Indian
- Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
- Date created
- 1950-1960
- Object Name
- Yo-yo
- Media/Materials
- Sealskin/fur, wool felt, unknown stuffing, baleen, sinew
- Techniques
- Sewn, stitched, braided, stuffed, carved
- Dimensions
- 4 x 4.2 cm
- Object Type
- Games, Toys, Gambling
