Raven mask

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Date created: circa 1975

Culture/People: Iñupiaq
Artist/Maker: Anthony Pushruk, Iñupiaq, 1902-1984
Collector: Bernhard U. Krummel, Non-Indian, 1911-1990; Florence C. Krummel (Florence Choiniere Krummel), Non-Indian, 1911-2003
Previous owner: Bernhard U. Krummel, Non-Indian, 1911-1990; Florence C. Krummel (Florence Choiniere Krummel), Non-Indian, 1911-2003
Donor: Maradel Krummel Gale, Non-Indian

Collection History: Collected by Florence C. Krummel (1911-2003, a retired high school teacher) and Bernhard U. Krummel (1911-1990), probably between 1973 and 1980 when they lived in the Anchorage, Alaska, area; donated to NMAI by their daughter Maradel Krummel Gale in 2003.
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Place: Nome; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq; Masks and Masking
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Outside Rasmuson Theater, Music and Dance

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/2508
Barcode: 262508.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking

Object Name: Raven mask
Media/Materials: Wood, paint, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Carved, painted, drilled
Dimensions: 27.1 x 14.1 x 15.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws636f64339-3739-4961-9a16-5c5033b01a4f

Record ID: NMAI_278620