Spoon
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. William Clark Barnard, 1870-1945); purchased by MAI from Dr. Barnard in 1930. Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement Spoon Mountain goat horn Carved
Finger ring
Purchased by David L. Stearman (1930-2021) and Bernice Stearman (1932-2012) from the artist before 1999; donated to NMAI by David Stearman in 2014. Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement Finger ring Silver, fossil walrus ivory, ink Hammered, bezel-set/stone-setting, engraved, colored, soldered 1.9 x 1.6 cm
Pendant
Purchased by David L. Stearman (1930-2021) and Bernice Stearman (1932-2012) from the artist before 1999; donated to NMAI by David Stearman in 2014. Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement Pendant Silver, fossil walrus ivory, abalone/haliotis shell, pigment/pigments Hammered, bezel-set/stone-setting, engraved, colored, inlaid 6.4 x 3.5 cm
Woman in the Moon
Purchased by David L. Stearman (1930-2021) and Bernice Stearman (1932-2012) from the artist before 1999; donated to NMAI by David Stearman in 2014. Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement Woman in the Moon Finger ring Silver, fossil walrus ivory, ink Hammered, bezel-set/stone-setting, engraved, colored, soldered 3.2 x 2.5 cm
Large Fetish
Purchased by David L. Stearman (1930-2021) and Bernice Stearman (1932-2012) from the artist before 1999; donated to NMAI by Mr. and Mrs. Stearman in 2005. Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement Large Fetish Bolo tie Silver, fossil ivory, commercial leather thong, paint Carved, incised, inlaid, hammered, braided 52 x […]
Bracelet
Purchased by David L. Stearman (1930-2021) and Bernice Stearman (1932-2012) from the artist before 1999; donated to NMAI by David Stearman in 2014. Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement Bracelet Silver, fossil walrus ivory, pigment/pigments Overlaid, bezel-set/stone-setting, engraved, colored 7.5 x 2.9 x 0.3 cm
Alaska Natives Be Counted (based on a painting by Denise Wallace titled “King Island Dancer Belt”)
Produced for the United States Decennial Census in 1990; formerly in the collection of MacKenzie Kearney; donated to NMAI by MacKenzie Kearney in 1998. Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement Alaska Natives Be Counted (based on a painting by Denise Wallace titled “King Island Dancer Belt”) Poster Paper, wood, […]
Kal’unek from Karluk : Kodiak Alutiiq history and the archaeology of the Karluk One village site / Amy F. Steffian, Marnie A. Leist, Sven D. Haakanson Jr., Patrick G. Saltonstall
“A project of the Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, Alaska.” Foreword / by Gordon Pullar — Preface — 1. The Karluk One site and its role in community change on Kodiak / Richard A. Knecht. Short essays. It started in Karluk / Allen Panamaroff, Elder ; From little things, big things grow / Colleen […]
Basket
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frederick W. Skiff (1868-1947, a Portland, Oregon, accountant and antiquarian); purchased by MAI from Frederick Skiff in 1927. Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement Basket Spruce root Twined
Earrings
Purchased by David L. Stearman (1930-2021) and Bernice Stearman (1932-2012) from the artist before 1999; donated to NMAI by David Stearman in 2014. Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement Earrings Silver, fossil walrus ivory, gold, pigment/pigments Hammered, bezel-set/stone-setting, engraved, colored, soldered 2.9 x 2.5 cm