Sea lion bowl/dish

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Date created: 1962

Culture/People: Tlingit [Hoonah]
Artist/Maker: Amos Wallace (Amos Louis Wallace/Jeet Yaaw Dustaa), Tlingit [Hoonah], 1920-2004
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Indian Arts and Crafts Board Demonstration Workshop (Juneau, Alaska) (IACB Demonstration Workshop)

Collection History: Acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives in 1962 when the artist was employed during IACB arts and crafts demonstrations at Juneau, Alaska; 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: Juneau; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)

See related items: Tlingit [Hoonah]; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/8259
Barcode: 258259.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Sea lion bowl/dish
Media/Materials: Yellow cedar, wood stain
Techniques: Carved, stained
Dimensions: 26 x 14 x 9 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62d185e8d-435a-4b6f-aa5c-30672807ce1d

Record ID: NMAI_274191