Collection History

Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1922.

Date created

1880-1900

See related items

Inupiaq (Alaskan Inupiat Eskimo) [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]

Watercraft and accessories

On View

National Museum of the American Indian, New York, NY

Catalog Number

11/3350

Barcode

113350.000

Culture/People

Inupiaq (Alaskan Inupiat Eskimo) [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]

Place

Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Object Name

Umiak seat representing a whale

Media/Materials

Wood, ivory, glass bead/beads

Techniques

Carved, inlaid

Dimensions

15 x 14 x 6 cm

National Museum of the American Indian

Object Type

Watercraft and accessories

Native Term

aqutim iksivautana