Seal scratcher
date: label: Date created
content: probably AD 1600–1850
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Iñupiaq (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Glen I. Groves (Glenwood Ira Groves/G. I. Groves), Non-Indian, 1898-1962
label: Seller
content: Glen I. Groves (Glenwood Ira Groves/G. I. Groves), Non-Indian, 1898-1962
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Julius Carlebach (Julius Hirsch Carlebach), Non-Indian, 1909-1964
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from Glen I. Groves (1898-1962, a Chicago, Illinois, Indian artifact dealer) in 1943 using proceeds from collection sales to Julius Carlebach (1909-1964; Julius Carlebach Gallery, New York).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Near Point Barrow; Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Iñupiaq (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 20/6033
label: Barcode
content: 206033.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Seal scratcher
label: Media/Materials
content: Antler
label: Techniques
content: Carved