Figure

Date created
1971
Culture/People
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Artist/Maker
Luke Littlejohn, Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1932-1978
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Medicine Man Crafts (Medicine Man Craft Shop), 1967-
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Medicine Man Craft Shop (Cherokee, North Carolina) in 1972; 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
25/9863
Barcode
259863.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Figure
Media/Materials
Steatite/soapstone
Techniques
Carved
Dimensions
8.9 x 4.4 x 8.3 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ecbd79c6-2948-44b9-ae0c-88e446a67d56
Record ID
NMAI_275952