Pair of Dance Fans

Stella Moses Jimmy (Kailukaiak), Yu'pik / American, 1919 - 1996
Yup'ik
Western Arctic
Arctic

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collected before 1971

Grass and replace white fur with caribou hair

Overall: 3 3/4 × 7 7/8 in. (9.5 × 20 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Dr. Philip O. Nice

171.30.24689

Geography

Place Made: Toksook Bay, Nelson Island, United States, North America

Period

20th century

Object Name

Clothing: Accessory

Research Area

Native American

Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic

Not on view

Inscriptions

Adhesive label: "10:00 Stella Jimmy / Toksook Bay"

Course History

NAS 30.18, Indians Who Rock the World: Native American Contemporary Music, Davina Two Bears, Spring 2019

NAS 30.24/MUS 3.06, Sound Relations: Indigenous Musical Perspectives, Sunaina Kale, Spring 2022

Provenance

Possibly purchased from Stella Jimmy (1919-1996), Toksook Bay; Dr. Philip O. Nice (1917-2002), Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 1971.

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