Mosquito brooch/pin

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Date created: 1965

Culture/People: Tlingit
Artist/Maker: Lincoln Wallace, Tlingit/Tsimshian (Ts’msyen), 1919-1991
IACB source: Lincoln Wallace, Tlingit/Tsimshian (Ts’msyen), 1919-1991
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 1965 while he was employed during IACB arts and crafts workshops at Sitka, 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: Sitka; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)
Archipelago: Alexander Archipelago
Island Name: Baranof Island

See related items: Tlingit; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/6810
Barcode: 256810.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Mosquito brooch/pin
Media/Materials: Jade , metal jewelry findings
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 4.6 x 3.5 x 1 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69b58fa88-e35f-4bd0-a91e-93fb20ffc3fb

Record ID: NMAI_272693