Basket plaque

Date created
1983-1984
Culture/People
Cu'pig (Cup'ik) [Mekoryuk, Nunivak Island]
Artist/Maker
Mary Charles, Cu'pig (Cup'ik) [Mekoryuk, Nunivak Island]
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB Source
Yugtarvik Regional Museum
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Yugtarvik Regional Museum in 1984; 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
Mekoryuk; Calista Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago
Bering Sea Islands
Island Name
Nunivak Island
See related items
Cu'pig (Cup'ik) [Mekoryuk, Nunivak Island]
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/7069
Barcode
257069.000
Object Type
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Object Name
Basket plaque
Media/Materials
Beach grass/Rye grass
Techniques
Dyed, coiled
Dimensions
3.1 x 31.1 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a7cacc58-c4fe-4a30-a034-99c95168abf2
Record ID
NMAI_272954