Mask model/miniature

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Date created: 1995-1998

Culture/People: Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]
Artist/Maker: Bellarmine Seeganna, Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island], 1953-2002
Donor: Marian A. Kaminitz (MK/MAK), Non-Indian
Previous owner: Marian A. Kaminitz (MK/MAK), Non-Indian

Collection History: Purchased by Marian A. Kaminitz (NMAI staff member) in May 1998 while in Nome, Alaska; donated to NMAI by Marian Kaminitz in 2010.
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Place: Nome; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]; Masks and Masking

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/7998
Barcode: 267998.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking

Object Name: Mask model/miniature
Media/Materials: Walrus Ivory, baleen, whale bone, feather/feathers, pigment/pigments, metal items
Techniques: Carved, drilled, glued, pegged, painted
Dimensions: 12.0 x 4.2 x 1.0 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bbbf5cb2-3aa2-408c-a1d0-66d1716a3440

Record ID: NMAI_401492