Finger ring

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Date created: 1980

Culture/People: Eastern Band of Cherokee
Artist/Maker: Richard Teesatuskie, Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1944-2012
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 1981; 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; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/7927
Barcode: 257927.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Finger ring
Media/Materials: Silver, shell/shells, turquoise
Techniques: Cast, bezel-set/stone-setting, petit point/needlepoint, patinated
Dimensions: 3.3 x 2.4 x 2.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c260546c-7383-4beb-a827-482a13285ad7

Record ID: NMAI_273845