Mask

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Date created: 1972

Culture/People: Eastern Band of Cherokee
Artist/Maker: June Welch (June Mark Welch), Eastern Band of Cherokee [Qualla Boundary], 1907-1979
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1972; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Cherokee, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Swain County; North Carolina; USA

See related items: Eastern Band of Cherokee; Masks and Masking

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/5217
Barcode: 255217.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking

Object Name: Mask
Media/Materials: Wood, commercial leather thong
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 31 x 20 x 9.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6507291b1-42b9-4d9c-9a84-6e56613b1856

Record ID: NMAI_271082