Necklace

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Date created: 1963

Culture/People: Bering Strait Iñupiaq [Diomedes]
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1964; 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: Little Diomede Island; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: Little Diomede Island

See related items: Bering Strait Iñupiaq [Diomedes]; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/6564
Barcode: 256564.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Necklace
Media/Materials: Walrus Ivory
Techniques: Carved, drilled, strung
Dimensions: 14.7 x 1 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f9e35c61-f268-4a30-ac76-76e5e464578b

Record ID: NMAI_272447