The Owl's Spotted Coat
- Date created
- May 1966
- Culture/People
- Eastern Band of Cherokee
- Artist/Maker
- Judith Welch, Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1921-1988
- IACB source
- Stephen M. Richmond, Non-Indian, 1920-2000
- Previous owner
- Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
- Collection History
- Created during a painting and design workshop held in Cherokee, North Carolina, in May 1966; donated to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board by Stephen M. Richmond (1920-2004, IACB field representative to the Cherokee) in 1967; 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
- Painting/Drawing/Print
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 25/9403
- Barcode
- 259403.000
- Object Type
- Painting/Drawing/Print
- Title
- The Owl's Spotted Coat
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Media/Materials
- Paper, oil pastel
- Techniques
- Drawn
- Dimensions
- 35.7 x 42.6 cm
- Record ID
- NMAI_275451