Culture/People

Iñupiaq

Artist/Maker

Austin Thomas, Iñupiaq, b. ca. 1899

Previous owner

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

IACB source

Kivalina Caribou Hoof Jewelry Project (Kivalina Jewelry Project), 1956-1970

Object Name

Snow goggles

Media/Materials

Caribou hoof/hooves, sealskin/fur, sinew

Techniques

Carved, cutout, polished, stitched

Dimensions

22 x 5.4 x 1.9 cm

Object Type

Personal items

Place

Kivalina; NANA Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Date created

1961

Collection History

Possibly produced during the Kivalina Caribou Hoof Project at Kivalina, Alaska, which was supported by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board from 1956 to 1970 to teach jewelry skills and provide and provide employment to local residents; acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 1961 or 1962; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

Catalog Number

25/6828

Barcode

256828.000

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Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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