Rug

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Date created: 1966-1967

Culture/People: Eastern Band of Cherokee
Artist/Maker: Mona Rattler Brown (Ramona Lucille Rattler), Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1936-2002
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual (Qualla Arts & Crafts Cooperative/Qualla Arts & Crafts Coop/Qualla Crafts), 1946-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Qualla Arts and Crafts Cooperative (Cherokee, North Carolina) in 1967; 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: Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County and Swain County; North Carolina; USA (inferred)

See related items: Eastern Band of Cherokee; Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/6019
Barcode: 256019.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Rug
Media/Materials: Cotton twine/string, jute twine/string, dye/dyes
Techniques: Dyed, woven, fringed
Dimensions: 144.3 x 78 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c8bdc745-af8c-466f-be16-46326daf6f00

Record ID: NMAI_271891