Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935- Search this
IACB source:
John S. Penatac, Sr. (John Suluk Penetac), Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island], b. 1940 Search this
Title:
Umiak
Object Name:
Print
Media/Materials:
Paper, ink
Techniques:
Woodcut/Woodblock printed
Dimensions:
20.6 x 22.8 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Nome; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)
Date created:
June 4, 1965
Collection History:
Created during a Manpower and Development Training Act (MDTA) Designer Craftsman Training Project held in Nome, Alaska; purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist through Ronald Senungetuk (Iñupiaq, 1933-2020) of the Extension Center for Arts and Crafts, University of Alaska (Fairbanks, Alaska), in 1965; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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