Walrus figure

Date created
1964
Culture/People
Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]
Artist/Maker
Peter John Seeganna (Peter J. Seeganna), Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island], 1938-1974
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Indian Arts and Crafts Board Demonstration Workshop (Sitka, Alaska) (IACB Demonstration Workshop)
Collection History
Acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives in 1964 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 (inferred)
Archipelago
Alexander Archipelago
Island Name
Baranof Island
See related items
Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/7082
Barcode
257082.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Walrus figure
Media/Materials
Alder, ivory
Techniques
Carved
Dimensions
16 x 16 x 27 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6477efe49-3f40-4119-8518-8e0ee16c038f
Record ID
NMAI_272967