Figure

Date created
1983
Culture/People
possibly Iñupiaq (attributed)
Artist/Maker
G. I. S. (GIS), Iñupiaq
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from an unknown source at an unknown date; 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
Alaska; USA (inferred)
See related items
Iñupiaq
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/6449
Barcode
256449.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Figure
Media/Materials
Walrus Ivory, baleen
Techniques
Carved, incised, polished, inlaid
Dimensions
11.8 x 3.8 x 5 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63ecddcfb-403a-4390-951f-6cec4c9d368f
Record ID
NMAI_272332