COLLECTOR'S DOCUMENTATION:
"Necklace worn by women"

-William Fisher

REMARKS:
This necklace is part of a set of beaded ornaments worn by women from the village of Ugashik on the Alaska Peninsula, and received by the Smithsonian from Fisher in 1882 (see remarks with beaded earrings 72465 for further details).

-Dee Hunt

CATALOG NUMBER:

72467

OBJECT TYPE:

beaded necklace

ACCESSION NO.:

12209 (1882)

YEAR COLLECTED:

1879-1882

FIELD NUMBER:

4

GROUP NAME:

Ugaasarmiut

GROUP NAME RECORDED BY FISHER:

UGASHAGMIUT TRIBE

LOCATION:

Ugaasaq (Ugashik)

LOCATION RECORDED BY FISHER:

UGASHAK RIVER, BRISTOL BAY, ALASKA

NATIVE LANGUAGE TERM:

uyamillquat

NATIVE LANGUAGE TERM RECORDED BY FISHER:

U-A-MICH-KOT

DIMENSIONS:

Diameter=23 cm