Umiak seat representing a whale

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Date created: 1880-1900

Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1922.
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Place: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]; Watercraft and accessories
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 11/3350
Barcode: 113350.000

Object Type: Watercraft and accessories
Native Term: aqutim iksivautana

Object Name: Umiak seat representing a whale
Media/Materials: Wood, ivory, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Carved, inlaid
Dimensions: 15 x 14 x 6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws669c0e984-e3be-4b26-b29f-a234766f4b51

Record ID: NMAI_122184