Killer whale brooch/pin

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Date created: 1964

Culture/People: Non-Indian
Artist/Maker: Don Morse Smith (Lelooska), Non-Indian/Cherokee descent, 1933-1996
IACB source: Edward Malin, Non-Indian
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Commissioned from the artist by Edward Malin (Indian Arts and Crafts Board field representative) in 1964; 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: Ariel; Cowlitz County; Washington; USA (inferred)

See related items: Non-Indian; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/6609
Barcode: 256609.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Killer whale brooch/pin
Media/Materials: Abalone/Haliotis shell
Techniques: Cut, incised
Dimensions: 8 x 5.6 x 0.6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws603eb12da-bef9-44b8-9e25-61e5e3840825

Record ID: NMAI_272492