Raven figure

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Date created: 1965

Culture/People: Yakutat Tlingit
Artist/Maker: George Daniel Benson, Sr., Yakutat Tlingit, 1900-1986
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives in 1965 when the artist was employed as an IACB arts and crafts assistant at Sitka, Alaska; 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: Sitka; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Alexander Archipelago
Island Name: Baranof Island

See related items: Yakutat Tlingit; Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/6997
Barcode: 256997.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Raven figure
Media/Materials: Yellow cedar
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 11 x 12.5 x 28 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d2aa9318-cda5-4a68-bf5c-4e590b2a7f25

Record ID: NMAI_272882