Figure

Date created
1960-1961
Culture/People
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Artist/Maker
J. Owle, Eastern Band of Cherokee
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 Mutual (Cherokee, North Carolina) in 1961; 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
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/8232
Barcode
258232.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Figure
Media/Materials
Buckeye wood
Techniques
Carved
Dimensions
19.6 x 2.4 x 13 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f9c78506-7e6a-4890-a04f-18c478f6654a
Record ID
NMAI_274164