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Object Number 62-24-10/39165
Display Title Pair of fur yo-yos with leather and bead trim
Descriptions
Inventory Description Toy, fur/hide ball, beaded, attached to braided sinew cord with rectangular char
Classification
  • Toy
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Qikiqtagrungmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Northwest Arctic Borough / Kotzebue
Additional Geographic Terms Kotzebue Sound
Materials Baleen, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 46.7 x 4.2 x 4.2 cm (18 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 62-24-10/39165
Provenance
Collector Grace T. Wheeler (1960)
Donor Grace T. Wheeler (May 21, 1962)

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