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Midnight sun

National Museum of the American Indian

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Object Details

Culture/People
Kalaallit (Greenland Eskimo)
Artist/Maker
Jonas Faber (Jonas Valdemar Quarqortoq Faber/Jonasie Faber Quarqortoq), Kalaallit (Greenland Eskimo), b. 1944
Donor
R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007
Previous owner
R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007
Collection History
Formerly in the collection of R.E. Mansfield (1937-2007); donated to NMAI by R.E. Mansfield in 2007.
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Date created
circa 2005
Catalog Number
26/5976
Barcode
265976.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Title
Midnight sun
Object Name
Pendant
Media/Materials
Silver, gold
Techniques
Cast, stamped
Dimensions
3.6 x 3 x .5 cm
Place
Summerland; Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
See related items
Kalaallit (Greenland Eskimo)
Adornment/Jewelry
National Museum of the American Indian
Record ID
NMAI_282203
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ca741a31-d958-4ab3-b958-2d202d1ab828

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