Horsehead bookends

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Date created: circa 1975

Culture/People: Eastern Band of Cherokee
Artist/Maker: Goingback Chiltoskey (Going Back Chiltoskey/G.B. Chiltoskey/Goingback Chiltaski), Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1907-2000
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from an unknown source at an unknown date; 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: Piney Grove, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Swain County; North Carolina; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/8226
Barcode: 258226.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Horsehead bookends
Media/Materials: Cherry wood, felt
Techniques: Carved, glued
Dimensions: 19.4 x 7.7 x 14.1 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws697d84de7-9a7e-4dc1-bdbf-2c34591b3197

Record ID: NMAI_274158