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Date created: 1982-1983

Culture/People: Siberian Yupik [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island]
Artist/Maker: Lewis Iyakitan (Lewis Iyakiton), Siberian Yupik [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island]
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Association, Inc. (Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Clearing House/Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Cooperative/ANAC Association, Inc.), 1937-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from Alaska Native Arts and Crafts (Anchorage, Alaska) in 1983; 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: Gambell; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: Saint Lawrence Island

See related items: Siberian Yupik [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island]; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/6513
Barcode: 256513.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figure
Media/Materials: Walrus Ivory, baleen
Techniques: Carved, inlaid
Dimensions: 6.2 x 3.5 x 5.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws652f73a12-53dc-4708-be1d-3c6d6485ec94

Record ID: NMAI_272396