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Culture/People:
Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
William Soonagrook, Sr., Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island], b. 1934  Search this
IACB agent:
Extension Center for Arts and Crafts, University of Alaska  Search this
Ronald Senungetuk, Iñupiaq, 1933-2020  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
William Soonagrook, Sr., Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island], b. 1934  Search this
Title:
The Hunters
Object Name:
Print
Media/Materials:
Paper, ink
Techniques:
Woodcut/Woodblock printed
Dimensions:
20.6 x 24 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Nome; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
December 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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Catalog Number:
25/9378
Barcode:
259378.000
See related items:
Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws620b7eda8-11d9-4509-97d4-c1605ee0617b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_275426