Figure depicting Gonakadet and a frog.

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Date created: 1962-1963

Culture/People: Tlingit [Hoonah]
Artist/Maker: David Williams, Sr., Tlingit [Hoonah], 1904-1973
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Indian Arts and Crafts Board Demonstration Workshop (Sitka, Alaska) (IACB Demonstration Workshop)

Collection History: Made between 1962-1963 when the artist was employed as an IACB arts and crafts assistant at Sitka, Alaska; acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives between 1962 and 1963; 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 [Hoonah]; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/9818
Barcode: 259818.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figure depicting Gonakadet and a frog.
Media/Materials: Yellow cedar, wood stain
Techniques: Carved, stained
Dimensions: 7.6 x 14.1 x 21.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6faa129db-1f57-439d-9c03-fbc7b0e894ea

Record ID: NMAI_275907