Seal scratcher
name: label: Culture/People
content: Iñupiaq
label: Seller
content: Frank M. Covert (F. M. Covert), Non-Indian, 1858-1929
label: Previous owner
content: Frank M. Covert (F. M. Covert), Non-Indian, 1858-1929
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; acquired by Frank M. Covert (1858-1929, an Indian artifact dealer in New York) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from Frank Covert circa 1904.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Nome; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Iñupiaq
label: See related items
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 1317
label: Barcode
content: 001317.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Seal scratcher
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, seal claw/claws, cordage
label: Techniques
content: Carved