Yup'ik (attributed)
Chisel
Inuit, 1867-1899
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Yup'ik (attributed)
Chisel
Inuit, 1867-1899
Physical Qualities
Bone, 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm.)
Credit Line
John Erikson Collection
Object Number
1955.167.16
in the form of a fish with bird and seal
Purchased by John Erikson in Alaska ca. 1900
Wm Fitzhugh and Susan A. Kaplan, "INUA: Spirit World of the Bering Sea Eskimo," Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982, pp.158-159.
Lynn Price Ager, "Storyknifing: An Alaskan Eskimo Girls' Game," "Journal of the Folklore Institute," 1974, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 187-198.
Wendell H. Oswalt, "Traditional Storyknife Tales of Yuk Girls," "Proceedings of the American Philosphical Society," August 1964, vol. 108, no. 4, pp. 310-336.
Lynn Price Ager, "Storyknifing: An Alaskan Eskimo Girls' Game," "Journal of the Folklore Institute," 1974, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 187-198.
Wendell H. Oswalt, "Traditional Storyknife Tales of Yuk Girls," "Proceedings of the American Philosphical Society," August 1964, vol. 108, no. 4, pp. 310-336.
Inscribed: white label with red border but contents unreadable because object is secured in an exhibit case
