Figural group

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Date created: 1950-1970

Culture/People: Bering Strait Iñupiaq [Diomedes]
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from an unknown source at an unknown date; 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: Diomede Islands; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: Diomede Islands

See related items: Bering Strait Iñupiaq [Diomedes]; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/6386
Barcode: 256386.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figural group
Media/Materials: Walrus Ivory, ink
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.4 x 5.2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c57c669c-d180-43a8-ab3b-b0a6eac9519f

Record ID: NMAI_272269