Cha'chik, The Sea Lion Hunter

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Date created: 1965

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

Collection History: Created during a carving demonstration by the artist sponsored by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board and held on the Makah Reservation (Neah Bay, Washington); purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 1965; 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: Neah Bay, Makah Reservation; Clallam County; Washington; USA (inferred)

See related items: Non-Indian; Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/7019
Barcode: 257019.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Cha'chik, The Sea Lion Hunter
Object Name: Figure
Media/Materials: Red cedar, paint
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 20.2 x 14.5 x 35 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dfa302c7-8910-469f-a428-8bd3ee392cf0

Record ID: NMAI_272904