Necklace with grayling (fish) pendant

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Date created: 1965

Culture/People: Iñupiaq
Artist/Maker: Kivalina Caribou Hoof Jewelry Project (Kivalina Jewelry Project), 1956-1970
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Kivalina Caribou Hoof Jewelry Project (Kivalina Jewelry Project), 1956-1970

Collection History: Produced during the Kivalina Hoof Project at Kivalina, Alaska, which was supported by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board from 1956 to 1970 to teach jewelry skills and provide employment to local residents; purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Kivalina Caribou Hoof Jewelry Project 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: Kivalina; NANA Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/6852
Barcode: 256852.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Necklace with grayling (fish) pendant
Media/Materials: Caribou hoof/hooves, gold, metal chain
Techniques: Carved, polished, inlaid
Dimensions: 30.1 x 3.5 x 1.2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws639aeb056-bef8-4d55-b336-74d1423e0b77

Record ID: NMAI_272735