Culture/People:

Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Vincent Payenna, Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island], 1893-1976  Search this

Previous owner:

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this

IACB source:

Vincent Payenna, Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island], 1893-1976  Search this

IACB agent:

George W. Fedoroff, Non-Indian, 1906-2001  Search this

Object Name:

Kayak model with figure

Media/Materials:

Hide, wood, fur, ivory, animal gut/intestines, twine/string, wood stain

Techniques:

Carved, stretched, stitched, painted, stained

Dimensions:

38.2 x 8.3 x 13.0 cm

Object Type:

Watercraft and accessories

Place:

Nome; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Date created:

1963

Collection History:

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 1963; 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:

26/827

Barcode:

260827.000

See related items:

Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]

Watercraft and accessories

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69ee8b312-2862-43e9-94e4-707f7d29bcb1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_276994