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Chess Set: Land Mammals versus Aquatic Mammals
Lane Iyakitan (Yupik)1981
Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB), U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, United States
Southern Plains Indian Museum (A.82.19 A1-B9)
Alaska Native ivory carving of a chess set depicting land mammals versus aquatic mammals. Walrus ivory (32 pieces); Chess Board is non-Indian commercially-made.
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- Title: Chess Set: Land Mammals versus Aquatic Mammals
- Creator: Lane Iyakitan (Yupik)
- Creator Lifespan: 1929/2000
- Date Created: 1981
- Physical Location: Southern Plains Indian Museum, Anadarko, Oklahoma, United States
- Location Created: Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, United States
- Subject Keywords: Alaska Native, Walrus Ivory Carving, Yupik, St. Lawrence Island, Gambell, Chess Set, Contemporary art, Alaska
- Type: Carving, Figurines
- Medium: Walrus Ivory
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