Bird figure

Date created
circa 1950
Culture/People
Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Artist/Maker
James Brower (James Fredrick Brower), Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Previous seller
James Brower (James Fredrick Brower), Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Collector
Bernhard U. Krummel, Non-Indian, 1911-1990
Florence C. Krummel (Florence Choiniere Krummel), Non-Indian, 1911-2003
Previous owner
Bernhard U. Krummel, Non-Indian, 1911-1990
Florence C. Krummel (Florence Choiniere Krummel), Non-Indian, 1911-2003
Donor
Maradel Krummel Gale, Non-Indian
Collection History
Collected by Florence C. Krummel (1911-2003, a retired high school teacher) and Bernhard U. Krummel (1911-1990) from the artist, probably between 1973 and 1980 when they lived in the Anchorage, Alaska, area; donated to NMAI by their daughter Maradel Krummel Gale in 2003.
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Place
Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
See related items
Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/2549
Barcode
262549.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Bird figure
Media/Materials
Whale bone, baleen
Techniques
Carved, inlaid
Dimensions
14.7 x 8.4 x 13 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6357493c2-f743-49f5-baee-55991d9f230c
Record ID
NMAI_278661