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Figure of a polar bear with a fish

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Figure
Figure
Date created
1965
Culture/People
Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]
Artist/Maker
Moses Pungowiyi (Moses Pungowiwi), Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Chemawa Indian School, 1880-
Collection History
Made while the artist was a student at the Chemawa Indian School (Salem, Oregon) and purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Chemawa Indian School in 1965; 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
Saint Lawrence Island; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago
Bering Sea Islands
Island Name
Saint Lawrence Island
See related items
Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/6458
Barcode
256458.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Figure of a polar bear with a fish
Media/Materials
Walrus Ivory, paint
Techniques
Carved, polished, painted
Dimensions
6.5 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6939995d0-5c9b-4913-a565-8031b257e406
Record ID
NMAI_272341