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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Iñupiaq [Kowagmiut/Ambler, Alaska]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Bessie Douglas, Iñupiaq [Kowagmiut/Ambler, Alaska], 1917-1994  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:
Vessel
Media/Materials:
Birchbark, spruce root, alder
Techniques:
Plaited, stitched
Dimensions:
20.7 x 18.3 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Ambler; NANA Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
1969-1970
Collection History:
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1971; 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:
26/1412
Barcode:
261412.000
See related items:
Iñupiaq [Kowagmiut/Ambler, Alaska]
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws654f08a80-595d-4254-9cf6-83d7ecbf4700
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_277509