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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Iñupiaq  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Joseph E. Senungetuk (Inusuyauq Sinuyituq/Joseph Engasongwok Senungetuk), Iñupiaq, 1940-2023  Search this
IACB source:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board Office, Sitka, Alaska (IACB Office, Sitka, Alaska)  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB Source:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board Demonstration Workshop (Sitka, Alaska) (IACB Demonstration Workshop)  Search this
Title:
Eskimo Hunter
Object Name:
Sculpture
Media/Materials:
Marble, stone
Techniques:
Carved, polished
Dimensions:
14.8 x 14.8 x 43.5 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Sitka; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)
Archipelago:
Alexander Archipelago
Island Name:
Baranof Island
Date created:
1967
Collection History:
Formerly in the collection held by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board Office in Sitka, Alaska, which included many pieces produced and acquired during IACB demonstration-workshops held in Sitka between 1962 and 1968; transferred to the IACB Headquarters collection in Washington, DC, in 1969; 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:
25/5211
Barcode:
255211.000
See related items:
Iñupiaq
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66cf314fb-885c-4d94-83b7-b4065dcc0281
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271076