Charm in the form of a bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus)
date: label: Date created
content: 1900-1920
name: label: Culture/People
content: Bering Strait Iñupiaq
label: Previous owner
content: William M. Fitzhugh (William MacPherson Fitzhugh), Non-Indian, 1853-1929
label: Seller
content: Estate of William M. Fitzhugh
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William M. Fitzhugh (1853-1929, a San Francisco collector); purchased by MAI from the estate of William M. Fitzhugh in 1936.
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place: label: Place
content: Nome; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Bering Strait Iñupiaq
label: See related items
content: Personal items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 19/3407
label: Barcode
content: 193407.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Personal items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Charm in the form of a bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus)
label: Media/Materials
content: Ivory, glass bead/beads
label: Techniques
content: Carved, inlaid, incised
label: Dimensions
content: 12 x 3 x 3 cm