Mask

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Date created: 1963

Culture/People: Iñupiaq
Artist/Maker: Anthony Pushruk, Iñupiaq, 1902-1984
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Anthony Pushruk, Iñupiaq, 1902-1984
IACB agent: George W. Fedoroff, Non-Indian, 1906-2001

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 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: King Island Village; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: King Island

See related items: Iñupiaq; Masks and Masking

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/5673
Barcode: 255673.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking

Object Name: Mask
Media/Materials: Pine
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 27 x 15.5 x 17 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws659575a54-afc6-4cc8-adac-b4132729ce4c

Record ID: NMAI_271539