Siberian Yupik [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island] Search this
Artist/Maker:
Wilson Oozeva, Siberian Yupik [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island] Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935- Search this
IACB source:
DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop) Search this
Object Name:
Figure
Media/Materials:
Walrus Ivory
Techniques:
Carved, incised, polished, painted
Dimensions:
13.2 x 4.5 x 4.1 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:
1982
Collection History:
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1982; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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