Serving utensil

Date created
1968
Culture/People
Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]
Artist/Maker
Peter Mayac, Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island], 1913-1976
IACB source
DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1969; 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
King Island Village; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago
Bering Sea Islands
Island Name
King Island
See related items
Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
On View
NMAI, Washington DC: Outside Mitsitam Café, Containers and Utensils
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/6863
Barcode
256863.000
Object Type
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Object Name
Serving utensil
Media/Materials
Walrus Ivory, stainless steel, ink
Techniques
Carved, painted, incised, scrimshaw, glued
Dimensions
21.9 x 5.7 x 3 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws663aceea0-56b6-44e9-bb8a-c6a92d9bfd32
Record ID
NMAI_272746