Funeral Jar

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Date created: 1975

Culture/People: Eastern Band of Cherokee
Artist/Maker: Louise Bigmeat Maney (Louise Bigmeat/Louise Bigmeet Maney), Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1932-2001
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 1975; 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: Cherokee, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Swain County; North Carolina; USA

See related items: Eastern Band of Cherokee; Containers and Vessels
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: 4th Floor Corridor, East Corridor

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/9196
Barcode: 259196.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Funeral Jar
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, modeled, incised, burnished
Dimensions: 19 x 18.2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6be695f3d-a861-4775-9e65-9847df218090

Record ID: NMAI_275185