Buttons in the form of a halibut
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1900
name: label: Culture/People
content: Iñupiaq
label: Previous owner
content: Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
label: Seller
content: Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
label: Seller agent
content: Joseph E. Standley (J. E. Standley), Non-Indian, 1854-1940
label: Presenter/funding source
content: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1916 from Ye Olde Curiosity Shop (Seattle, Washington), which was owned and operated by James E. Standley (1854-1940), using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Iñupiaq
label: See related items
content: Sewing Tools and Equipment: Notions
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 5/4741
label: Barcode
content: 054741.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sewing Tools and Equipment: Notions
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Buttons in the form of a halibut
label: Media/Materials
content: Ivory, baleen
label: Techniques
content: Carved, perforated, incised, inlaid
label: Dimensions
content: 3 x 1.5 x 1 cm