Ring Item Number: A2.399 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cuff-like ring of dark brown birch bark with a interlocked edge.
Narrative
Said to have been purchased from Yupik people on St. Lawrence Island by Paul Tovey. Tovey had been living there, working as a teacher in a government school at Gambell, a village on the northwestern tip of the island.
Item History
- Made in St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected between 1955 and 1958
- Owned by Paul E. Tovey
- Owned by Mildred Tovey before May 1961
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Mildred Tovey (Seller) during May 1961
What
- Name
- Ring
- Identification Number
- A2.399
- Type of Item
- ring
- Material
- birch bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut and bent
- Overall
- height 6.0 cm, width 6.0 cm, depth 4.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Siberian Yupik
- Previous Owner
- Paul E. Tovey and Mildred Tovey
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Mildred Tovey (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- between 1955 and 1958
- Ownership Date
- before May 1961
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1961
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0048/0008