Umiak

Date created
June 4, 1965
Culture/People
Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]
Artist/Maker
John S. Penatac, Sr. (John Suluk Penetac), Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island], b. 1940
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
John S. Penatac, Sr. (John Suluk Penetac), Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island], b. 1940
Collection History
Created during a Manpower and Development Training Act (MDTA) Designer Craftsman Training Project held in Nome, 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 1965; 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 (inferred)
See related items
Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/8945
Barcode
258945.001
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print
Title
Umiak
Object Name
Print
Media/Materials
Paper, ink
Techniques
Woodcut/Woodblock printed
Dimensions
20.6 x 23 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws625bb768b-3813-4c28-85ce-5cd978930250
Record ID
NMAI_274919