Box
ayupat
“box”
Language:
Bering Strait Iñupiaq
Also called:
ikł.iġvik
“storage box, tool kit”
Language:
North Slope Iñupiaq
Qunugikaatka tarruŋa ikisuugika. (What I treasure I always put in there.)
—Theresa Nanouk, 2001
Decorated small boxes with tight-fitting lids held jewelry, small valuables, and tobacco. The body of this box was made by boiling a thin rectangular piece of wood, bending it into an oval shape, then stitching it at the front through decorative ivory bars. The carving on top is an ermine.
Culture:
Iñupiaq
Region:
Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Village:
Wales
Object Category:
Tools
Dimensions:
Length: 15.4cm
Accession Date:
1946
Source:
Nathan Bijur Collection
Museum:
National Museum of the American Indian
Museum ID Number:
208834.000
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