Charm

42261

From: Alaska | Point Barrow

Curatorial Section: American

Native Name O-Yam-Il-Ca
Object Number 42261
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo
Provenience Alaska | Point Barrow
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Quartz
Iconography Whale
Description

Whale Charm hung to stern of oo-miak in whaling as charm for whale. O-yam-il-ca. Quartz crystal.

Credit Line E. A. McIlhenny Expedition to Point Barrow, 1899

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