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Community Development

Object Details

Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 1981; 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
Hupa
Artist/Maker
George Blake, Hupa/Yurok, b. 1944
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB Source
George Blake, Hupa/Yurok, b. 1944
Date created
1976
Title
Community Development
Object Name
Sculpture
Media/Materials
Pottery, paint, glaze, wood, metal wire
Techniques
Slab built, modeled, painted
Dimensions
41.5 x 30.3 x 13.7 cm
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
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