Finger ring

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Date created: circa 1960

Culture/People: probably Iñupiaq (attributed)
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Indian Arts and Crafts Board Office, Sitka, Alaska (IACB Office, Sitka, Alaska)

Collection History: Formerly in the collection held by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board Office in Sitka, Alaska, which included many pieces produced and acquired during IACB demonstration-workshops held in Sitka between 1962 and 1968; transferred to the IACB Headquarters collection in 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: Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/7907
Barcode: 257907.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Finger ring
Media/Materials: Silver, jade
Techniques: Hammered, bezel-set/stone-setting
Dimensions: 1.7 x 2.3 x 2.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69e831f7a-84ef-411d-90c3-c84d4a4a85f4

Record ID: NMAI_273825