Beluga whale earrings

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Date created: 1954-1955

Culture/People: Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Association, Inc. (Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Clearing House/Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Cooperative/ANAC Association, Inc.), 1937-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from Alaska Native Arts and Crafts (Juneau, Alaska) in 1955; 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: Gambell; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: Saint Lawrence Island

See related items: Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/6595
Barcode: 256595.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Beluga whale earrings
Media/Materials: Ivory, metal jewelry findings, paint
Techniques: Carved, incised, painted
Dimensions: 5 x 1 x 0.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws646232fac-76bf-48c8-8d0a-932f36f024bb

Record ID: NMAI_272478