Culture/People:

Siberian Yupik [Savoogna, St. Lawrence Island]  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Floyd Kingeekuk (Floyd Kingikuk), Siberian Yupik [Savoogna, St. Lawrence Island], 1933-2006  Search this

Seller:

Floyd Kingeekuk (Floyd Kingikuk), Siberian Yupik [Savoogna, St. Lawrence Island], 1933-2006  Search this

Collector:

Florence C. Krummel (Florence Choiniere Krummel), Non-Indian, 1911-2003  Search this

Bernhard U. Krummel, Non-Indian, 1911-1990  Search this

Donor:

Maradel Krummel Gale, Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

Figure of a harbor seal

Media/Materials:

Ivory, ink

Techniques:

Carved, polished, incised, painted

Dimensions:

2 x 10 x 3.4 cm

Object Type:

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Place:

Savoonga; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Archipelago:

Bering Sea Islands

Island Name:

Saint Lawrence Island

Date created:

1975

Collection History:

Purchased from the artist by Florence C. Krummel (1911-2003, a retired high school teacher) and Bernhard U. Krummel (1911-1990) in 1976 when they lived in the Anchorage, Alaska, area; donated to NMAI by their daughter Maradel Krummel Gale in 2022.

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Catalog Number:

27/685

Barcode:

270685.000

See related items:

Siberian Yupik [Savoogna, St. Lawrence Island]

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ab8abfeb-2d99-46b4-9ee0-1a351d7a2c60

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_416619