Marionette

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Date created: 1964-1965

Culture/People: Alabama-Coushatta [Texas]
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Alabama-Coushatta Museum Sales Shop

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Alabama-Coushatta Museum Sales Shop (Livingston, Texas) 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: Texas; USA (inferred)

See related items: Alabama-Coushatta [Texas]; Games, Toys, Gambling

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/8749
Barcode: 258749.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling

Object Name: Marionette
Media/Materials: Wood, glass bead/beads, feather/feathers, metal nails, twine/string, paint
Techniques: Carved, painted, nailed, jointed, strung
Dimensions: 7 x 4.5 x 20 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bcc435ff-573d-4b78-93ad-ebd7981cf18c

Record ID: NMAI_274697