Killer whale feast dish

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Date created: 1964

Culture/People: Tlingit
Artist/Maker: Lincoln Wallace, Tlingit/Tsimshian (Ts’msyen), 1919-1991
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: Acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives in 1964 when the artist was employed as an IACB arts and crafts assistant at Sitka, Alaska; 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: Excursion Inlet; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Tlingit; Food/Beverage Serving
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/6104
Barcode: 256104.000

Object Type: Food/Beverage Serving

Object Name: Killer whale feast dish
Media/Materials: Alder, abalone/haliotis shell, synthetic dye/dyes, shoe polish
Techniques: Carved, inlaid, stained
Dimensions: 35 x 18.5 x 13.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66ef66d07-0043-45eb-8589-c4556d50abb7

Record ID: NMAI_271976