Culture/People:

Iñupiaq  Search this

Artist/Maker:

George Angnaboogok, Iñupiaq  Search this

Donor:

Emily Fisher Landau (Mrs. Sheldon Landau), Non-Indian  Search this

Sheldon Landau, Non-Indian, 1924-2009  Search this

Previous owner:

Sheldon Landau, Non-Indian, 1924-2009  Search this

Emily Fisher Landau (Mrs. Sheldon Landau), Non-Indian  Search this

Previous Seller:

Alaska Shop Gallery of Eskimo Art  Search this

Object Name:

Letter opener

Media/Materials:

Walrus Ivory, baleen

Techniques:

Carved, inlaid

Dimensions:

15.5 x 1.5 x 1.25 cm

Object Type:

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Place:

Alaska; USA

Date created:

circa 1950

Collection History:

Purchased by Sheldon Landau (1924-2009) and Emily Fisher Landau from the Alaska Shop Gallery of Eskimo Art (New York, New York) in 1988; donated to NMAI by Sheldon Landau and Emily Fisher Landau in 2006.

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Catalog Number:

26/5664

Barcode:

265664.000

See related items:

Iñupiaq

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63d7fc717-66ef-4e73-a821-310cfd5f1fb6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_281891