Culture/People:

Tahltan  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Glen Simpson, Tahltan, b. 1941  Search this

IACB source:

Glen Simpson, Tahltan, b. 1941  Search this

Previous owner:

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

Object Name:

Letter opener

Media/Materials:

Fossil ivory, silver, copper, bronze

Techniques:

Carved, polished, forged

Dimensions:

25 x 3.4 x 1.5 cm

Object Type:

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Place:

Fairbanks; Doyon Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Date created:

1983

Collection History:

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 1983; 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:

25/8165

Barcode:

258165.000

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Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws645d46d1d-75ca-41d6-85ad-41ec85029389

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_274094