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Seal Hunter

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Robert G. Hart (1921-2010, IACB General Manager); donated to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board by Robert Hart in 1989; 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
James Kivetoruk Moses, Iñupiaq, 1902-1982
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Robert G. Hart (Robert Gordon Hart), Non-Indian, 1921-2010
Previous owner
Robert G. Hart (Robert Gordon Hart), Non-Indian, 1921-2010
Date created
circa 1965
Title
Seal Hunter
Object Name
Painting
Media/Materials
Paperboard, colored pencil, ink, watercolor
Techniques
Drawn, painted
Dimensions
10.6 x 25.6 cm
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print
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