Eskimo "Mermaid"

Date created
1964
Culture/People
Iñupiaq
Artist/Maker
James Kivetoruk Moses, Iñupiaq, 1902-1982
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
James Kivetoruk Moses, Iñupiaq, 1902-1982
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 1965; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place
Nome; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)
See related items
Iñupiaq
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/2342
Barcode
262342.000
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print
Title
Eskimo "Mermaid"
Object Name
Painting
Media/Materials
Paperboard, colored pencil, ink, watercolor
Techniques
Drawn, painted
Dimensions
20.5 x 30.5 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60770a386-d1b8-4f06-b524-75ade670eb9b
Record ID
NMAI_278452