Culture/People:

Iñupiaq  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Melvin Olanna, Iñupiaq, 1941-1991  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:

Melvin Olanna, Iñupiaq, 1941-1991  Search this

Object Name:

Flatware/Knife and fork

Media/Materials:

Silver, rosewood, ivory

Techniques:

Hammered, carved, polished

Dimensions:

28.4 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm

Object Type:

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Place:

Shishmaref; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Date created:

1966

Collection History:

Created while the artist was attending the Extension Center for Arts and Crafts, University of Alaska (Fairbanks, 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 1966; 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:

26/2145

Barcode:

262145.000

See related items:

Iñupiaq

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61bfdd096-2587-4819-9677-8eb7562ea717

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_278253