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Dec 4, 2019 • 4 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
Happening now @InteriorMuseum: Yupik master carver Ben Pungowiyi, plus Indian Arts and Crafts Board specialists Ken Van Wey and Lars Krutak share the history and contemporary issues surrounding Alaska Native ivory carving. Image
Ben Pungowiyi has traveled here from Savoonga, Alaska! Image
In the mid 1800s, fossil ivory objects and new items (e.g
pipes, cane handles, parasols, etc.) were first exchanged with sailors and ship captains.
Walrus ivory can be "old", "beached" or "new" Image

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Nov 7, 2020
Happy #NationalBisonDay! In addition to being our national mammal, the bison has long been a symbol of @Interior and appears in art and architectural details throughout our main headquarters building in Washington, DC. Let's take a #BisonTour to explore! (1/15)
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#OnThisDate in 1936, a public ceremony was held for laying the cornerstone of @Interior's current headquarters building (Federal Public Works Project No. 4).

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