Yo-yo Decorated with a Face with a Fur Hood
Iñupiaq
Western Arctic
Arctic
collected mid-20th century
Tooth, ivory, pigment, fur, and skin
Length: 24 in. (61 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Louise Potter
171.46.25264D
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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