Box

Date created
1880-1920
Culture/People
probably Tlingit (attributed)
Previous owner
Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982
Donor
Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian
Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013
Collection History
Collection history unknown; given to Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast) by an unnamed New York City art dealer at an unknown date; donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).
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Place
Wrangell; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago
Alexander Archipelago
Island Name
Wrangell Island
See related items
Tlingit
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/1626
Barcode
251626.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Box
Media/Materials
Wood, metal nails
Techniques
Painted
Dimensions
39.5 x 40 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69cf1fcf3-af99-45e3-9770-d4d9beedb0af
Record ID
NMAI_267132