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Printing plate for "Cormorant"

Object Details

Collection History
Made when the artist was employed as an IACB arts and crafts assistant at Sitka, Alaska; acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from an unknown source at an unknown date; 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
Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]
Artist/Maker
Peter John Seeganna (Peter J. Seeganna), Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island], 1938-1974
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
1966-1967
Object Name
Printing plate for "Cormorant"
Media/Materials
Cedar, ink
Techniques
Carved, stained
Dimensions
39.4 x 26.1 x 2.1 cm
Object Type
Art and Printing tools
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