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Bracelet

Object Details

Collection History
Formerly in the collection held by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board Office in Sitka, Alaska, which included many pieces produced and acquired during IACB demonstration-workshops held in Sitka between 1962 and 1968; transferred to the IACB Headquarters collection in Washington, DC, in 1969; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Iñupiaq
Artist/Maker
Melvin Olanna, Iñupiaq, 1941-1991
IACB source
Indian Arts and Crafts Board Office, Sitka, Alaska (IACB Office, Sitka, Alaska)
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)
Date created
1967
Object Name
Bracelet
Media/Materials
Silver
Techniques
Hammered, engraved
Dimensions
5.7 x 6.7 x 2.4 cm
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
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