Bird figure

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Date created: 1966

Culture/People: Eastern Band of Cherokee
Artist/Maker: Amanda Crowe (Amanda Maria Crowe), Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1928-2004
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 1966; 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: Murphy; Cherokee County; North Carolina; USA

See related items: Eastern Band of Cherokee; Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/6961
Barcode: 256961.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Bird figure
Media/Materials: Buckeye wood
Techniques: Carved, polished
Dimensions: 16 x 11.8 x 23.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a274443f-e5ec-4385-87f6-ece67f6b0a18

Record ID: NMAI_272845