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Culture/People:
Iñupiaq  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Esther Obruk, Iñupiaq, 1917-1997  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Association, Inc. (Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Clearing House/Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Cooperative/ANAC Association, Inc.), 1937-  Search this
Object Name:
Mukluks
Media/Materials:
Sealskin/fur, caribou hide/skin, wool felt, cotton cloth, yarn, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Sewn, overlay beadwork, braided
Dimensions:
38.4 x 33.5 x 11.7 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Place:
Shishmaref; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
1983
Collection History:
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from Alaska Native Arts and Crafts (Anchorage, Alaska) 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:
25/5398
Barcode:
255398.000
See related items:
Iñupiaq
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67ac0be95-9bfc-4a23-9924-04b9a1548511
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271263