Culture/People:

Tlingit  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Lincoln Wallace, Tlingit/Tsimshian (Ts’msyen), 1919-1991  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

Object Name:

Killer whale feast dish

Media/Materials:

Alder, abalone/haliotis shell, synthetic dye/dyes, shoe polish

Techniques:

Carved, inlaid, stained

Dimensions:

35 x 18.5 x 13.5 cm

Object Type:

Food/Beverage Serving

Place:

Excursion Inlet; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Date created:

1964

Collection History:

Acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives in 1964 when the artist was employed as an IACB arts and crafts assistant at Sitka, Alaska; 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:

25/6104

Barcode:

256104.000

See related items:

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Food/Beverage Serving

On View:

NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66ef66d07-0043-45eb-8589-c4556d50abb7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_271976