Wolf bowl/dish

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Date created: 1964

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

Collection History: Made while the artist was employed as an IACB arts and crafts assistant at Sitka, Alaska; purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 1964; 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]; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/6105
Barcode: 256105.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Wolf bowl/dish
Media/Materials: Yellow cedar, walrus ivory, wood stain
Techniques: Carved, stained, inlaid
Dimensions: 36.3 x 18.5 x 12 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d870ca7e-07fe-4876-a2f5-eedc3c57e9e7

Record ID: NMAI_271977