Figure
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1990
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Cup'ik [Chevak] (attributed)
label: Artist/Maker
content: attributed to Rosalie Paniyak, Cup'ik [Chevak], 1934-2007
label: Donor
content: Irene Hirano Inouye (Mrs. Daniel K. Inouye), Non-Indian, 1948-2020
label: Previous owner
content: Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Non-Indian, 1924-2012
notes: label: Collection History
content: Formerly in the collection of Senator Daniel K. Inouye (1924-2012, D-Hawaii) and probably received as a gift in recognition of his service to American Indians as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (1987-1995 and 2001-2003); donated to NMAI by Senator Inouye's widow Irene Hirano Inouye (1948-2020) in 2013.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Chevak; Calista Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Cup'ik [Chevak]
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 26/9081
label: Barcode
content: 269081.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Figure
label: Media/Materials
content: Walrus gut/intestine, cotton cloth, corduroy, hide, wood, sealskin/fur, hair, thread, glass bead/beads
label: Techniques
content: Sewn, carved, cut, stitched
label: Dimensions
content: 36.6 x 18.1 x 19.5 cm