Tobacco/Quid box and lid representing a seal and a loon

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Date created: 1961

Culture/People: Nunivagmiut Cu'pig (Cup'ik) [Nunivak Island]
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB Source: Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Association, Inc. (Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Clearing House/Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Cooperative/ANAC Association, Inc.), 1937-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from Alaska Native Arts and Crafts (Juneau, Alaska) in 1962; 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: Nunivak Island; Calista Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: Nunivak Island

See related items: Nunivagmiut Cu'pig (Cup'ik) [Nunivak Island]; Pipes and Smoking

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/8264
Barcode: 258264.000

Object Type: Pipes and Smoking

Object Name: Tobacco/Quid box and lid representing a seal and a loon
Media/Materials: Wood, paint
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 23.2 x 9.1 x 6.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws662ac1e3d-d58f-4182-89cc-27a77a7a0dd8

Record ID: NMAI_274196