John Hank, Baleen basket with carved ivory eagle
John Hank
Inupiaq
Date
ca.1992
Classification
Basket
Dimensions
4 x 3 x 3 in. (10.2 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm)
Accession Number
2018.35.35.81
Credit
Gift of Carol and Don Tallman
Biography
John Hank is son to Marilyn Hank Otton and brother to Harry Hank, grandson to Eunice and Carl Hank. John Hank is an Inupiaq Native of Alaska who was born in Pt. Barrow, Alaska.
John learned to make baleen baskets from his mother, Marilyn Hank Otton, who learned from her parents. His grandparents were well-known expert weavers, Carl and Eunice Hank.
(https://oomakpak.wordpress.com/2010/11/22/northwest-alaska-inupiaq-baleen-basketry/, 2010)
John learned to make baleen baskets from his mother, Marilyn Hank Otton, who learned from her parents. His grandparents were well-known expert weavers, Carl and Eunice Hank.
(https://oomakpak.wordpress.com/2010/11/22/northwest-alaska-inupiaq-baleen-basketry/, 2010)