Yo-yo Decorated with a Boot

Iñupiaq
Western Arctic
Arctic

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collected mid-20th century

Tooth, ivory, pigment, fur, and skin

Length: 17 11/16 in. (45 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Louise Potter

171.46.25264B

Geography

Place Made: Point Barrow, United States, North America

Period

20th century

Object Name

Recreational Artifact: Toy

Research Area

Native American

Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic

Not on view

Provenance

Collected in Point Barrow, Alaska by Louise Potter (1895-1994), Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 1971.

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