Flatware/Knife and fork

Date created
1966
Culture/People
Iñupiaq
Artist/Maker
Alvin Kayouktuk (Alvin Joseph Kayouktuk), Iñupiaq, 1934-1997
IACB agent
Extension Center for Arts and Crafts, University of Alaska
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB agent
Ronald Senungetuk, Iñupiaq, 1933-2020
IACB source
Alvin Kayouktuk (Alvin Joseph Kayouktuk), Iñupiaq, 1934-1997
Collection History
Created while the artist was attending the Extension Center for Arts and Crafts, University of Alaska (Fairbanks, Alaska); purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist through Ronald Senungetuk (Iñupiaq, 1933-2020) of the Extension Center for Arts and Crafts, University of Alaska (Fairbanks, Alaska), in 1966; 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
Fairbanks; Doyon Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)
See related items
Iñupiaq
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/8149
Barcode
258149.000
Object Type
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Object Name
Flatware/Knife and fork
Media/Materials
Silver, rosewood
Techniques
Hammered, carved
Dimensions
25.2 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62994ab77-b16b-44f6-ada1-6cab5572f1b6
Record ID
NMAI_274078