Dye/Dyestuff: Butternut root

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Date created: 1964

Culture/People: Eastern Band of Cherokee
IACB source: Stephen M. Richmond, Non-Indian, 1920-2000
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Donated to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board by Stephen M. Richmond (1920-2004, IACB field representative to the Cherokee) 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: North Carolina; USA

See related items: Eastern Band of Cherokee; Materials: Prepared

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/8696
Barcode: 258696.000

Object Type: Materials: Prepared

Object Name: Dye/Dyestuff: Butternut root
Media/Materials: Root/roots
Techniques: Dried, shredded

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64ca8f6ff-b099-40ab-a421-678217b1f5de

Record ID: NMAI_274644