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Date created: 1875-1890

Culture/People: Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]
Lender: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; lent to MAI by the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1929.
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Place: King Island; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: King Island

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/7603
Barcode: 167603.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking

Object Name: Mask (Image withheld)
Media/Materials: Wood, hide, paint
Techniques: Carved, painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67d7260d9-9a61-4f86-9acc-6e38c4ee480c

Record ID: NMAI_179569