Mask

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Date created: 1971

Culture/People: Iñupiaq
Artist/Maker: Anthony Pushruk, Iñupiaq, 1902-1984
IACB source: Sunarit Associates, Inc. (Sunarit Association), 1968-
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from Sunarit Associates, Inc. (Nome, Alaska) in 1971; 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: Nome; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq; Masks and Masking

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/8272
Barcode: 258272.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking

Object Name: Mask
Media/Materials: Driftwood, ivory, hide
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 27 x 14.3 x 6.1 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e36fd5a1-7266-4879-94b5-a56e3a7e0904

Record ID: NMAI_274204