King Island Dance: Raven And Medicine Man

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Date created: 1964

Culture/People: Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]
Artist/Maker: Peter John Seeganna (Peter J. Seeganna), Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island], 1938-1974
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Indian Arts and Crafts Board Demonstration Workshop (Sitka, Alaska) (IACB Demonstration Workshop)

Collection History: Acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives in 1964 while the artist was employed during IACB arts and crafts demonstrations at Sitka, Alaska; 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: Sitka; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)
Archipelago: Alexander Archipelago
Island Name: Baranof Island

See related items: Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/9853
Barcode: 259853.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: King Island Dance: Raven And Medicine Man
Object Name: Figural group
Media/Materials: Ivory, stone, paint
Techniques: Carved, polished, painted
Dimensions: 15.2 x 14.2 x 8.2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6191145a5-2d03-46f4-8b6e-9caac22b94d5

Record ID: NMAI_275942