Bowl, Drinking

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

Copyright: St. Joseph Museums, Inc.

Copyright: St. Joseph Museums, Inc.

Name/Title

Bowl, Drinking

Entry/Object ID

143/4993

Description

POTTERY BOWL, ? PAINTED GRAY RESEARCH NOTE: J E STANDLEY OF THE YE OLDE CURIOSITY SHOP WROTE TO HLG THAT THE ORIGINAL PRICE WAS $35 BUT HE LOWERED IT TO $25 IN ORDER TO MAKE A SALE.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Location

Nelson Island

State/Province

Alaska

Culture/Tribe

Yupik
Native American, First Nation

Notes

Originally catalogued as Eskimo. Affiliation determined through geography

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bowl, Drinking

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Drinking Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Diameter

5 in

Parts

Count

1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Location

Nelson Island

State/Province

Alaska

Provenance

Notes

YE OLDE CURIOSITY SHOP; SEATTLE, WA. HLG LEDGER VOL. II, 137i, ITEM # 1 INVOICE DATE 4/20/1922 NOTE FROM INDEX, "THIS RARE OLD PIECE OF PECULIAR POTTERY WAS FOUND AMONG THE FEW ESKIMO WHO ARE ON NELSON ISLAND OPPOSITE NOME, AND NOT A WHITE MAN EVER LIVED THERE. THE COMPOSITION IS DIFFERENT FROM ANY POTTERY I HAVE EVER SEEN." J. E. STANDLEY PARTIAL DOC. 12/27/2017 RLC/TT