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42498
From: Alaska | Point Barrow
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Suk-I-Muk |
| Object Number | 42498 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Eskimo |
| Provenience | Alaska | Point Barrow |
| Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint |
| Technique | Painted |
| Iconography | Winged Figure | Whale | Men | Umiak |
| Description | Winged or whale-tail shaped with figures painted on the front: central figure of a mythological giant standing on the back of a huge whale, holding a small whale in each hand; surrounding the giant are images of whales diving, being harpooned and dragging floats while pursued by men in umiaks. |
| Length | 56.9 cm |
| Width | 14.4 cm |
| Depth | 2 cm |
| Credit Line | E. A. McIlhenny Expedition to Point Barrow, 1899 |
| Other Number | 1248 - Field No SF |
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