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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Siberian Yupik [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Farrell Iyakitan, Siberian Yupik [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island], b. ca. 1950  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
Alaskan Ivory Exchange  Search this
Object Name:
Figure
Media/Materials:
Walrus Ivory
Techniques:
Carved, polished, incised, painted
Dimensions:
13 x 4 x 3.1 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Gambell; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago:
Bering Sea Islands
Island Name:
Saint Lawrence Island
Date created:
1981-1983
Collection History:
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Alaskan Ivory Exchange (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:
25/6423
Barcode:
256423.000
See related items:
Siberian Yupik [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island]
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fd82d93e-eddd-447d-8b1f-5cd65a85737b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_272306