Oosik walrus penis bone

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Date created: 1982

Culture/People: Tlingit
Artist/Maker: Jim Schoppert (Robert James Schoppert), Tlingit, 1947-1992
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Sacred Circle Gallery of American Indian Art

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Sacred Circle Gallery of American Indian Art (Seattle, Washington) in 1982; 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: Juneau; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Tlingit; Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Ancestral Connections, West Wall

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/8883
Barcode: 258883.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Oosik [walrus penis bone]
Object Name: Sculpture
Media/Materials: Wood, feather/feathers, fur, paint
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 59.1 x 72.5 x 67.4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bea9835c-d5e1-4316-84c4-6b7c101abe97

Record ID: NMAI_274831