Brooch/Pin

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Date created: 1972

Culture/People: Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]
Artist/Maker: Peter Mayac, Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island], 1913-1976
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1972; 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: Nome; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/6591
Barcode: 256591.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Brooch/Pin
Media/Materials: Fossil ivory, metal jewelry findings, ink
Techniques: Carved, incised, painted, scrimshaw
Dimensions: 4.3 x 2.8 x 0.9 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e431c756-52ff-42b6-8d5a-4559b8ee5189

Record ID: NMAI_272474