Culture/People:

Iñupiaq  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Melvin Olanna, Iñupiaq, 1941-1991  Search this

IACB agent:

Extension Center for Arts and Crafts, University of Alaska  Search this

Ronald Senungetuk, Iñupiaq, 1933-2020  Search this

Previous owner:

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this

IACB source:

Melvin Olanna, Iñupiaq, 1941-1991  Search this

Object Name:

Necklace with pendant

Media/Materials:

Walrus Ivory, fossil mammoth ivory, silver, metal chain

Techniques:

Carved, polished, inlaid

Dimensions:

28.6 x 1.1 x 0.4 cm

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Fairbanks; Doyon Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)

Date created:

1966

Collection History:

Created while the artist was attending the Extension Center for Arts and Crafts, University of Alaska (Fairbanks, Alaska); purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist through Ronald Senungetuk (Iñupiaq, 1933-2020) of the Extension Center for Arts and Crafts, University of Alaska (Fairbanks, Alaska), in 1966; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

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Catalog Number:

25/7493

Barcode:

257493.000

See related items:

Iñupiaq

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68950f255-ad8b-4105-adac-912d52d30fef

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_273401