Eagle figure

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Date created: 1978

Culture/People: Iñupiaq
Artist/Maker: Johnson Eningowuk (Johnson Eningowok), Iñupiaq
Collector: Bernhard U. Krummel, Non-Indian, 1911-1990; Florence C. Krummel (Florence Choiniere Krummel), Non-Indian, 1911-2003
Previous owner: Bernhard U. Krummel, Non-Indian, 1911-1990; Florence C. Krummel (Florence Choiniere Krummel), Non-Indian, 1911-2003
Donor: Maradel Krummel Gale, Non-Indian

Collection History: Collected by Florence C. Krummel (1911-2003, a retired high school teacher) and Bernhard U. Krummel (1911-1990) in 1978 when they lived in the Anchorage, Alaska, area; donated to NMAI by their daughter Maradel Krummel Gale in 2003.
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Place: Shishmaref; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/2507
Barcode: 262507.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Eagle figure
Media/Materials: Ivory, paint, ink
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 12.9 x 11.4 x 19 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d76db3a8-26d5-4870-bc42-4bb1c3aa9e6c

Record ID: NMAI_278619