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