Jar

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Date created: circa 1940

Culture/People: Eastern Band of Cherokee
Artist/Maker: Lillie Beck Bryson (Lily Bryson/Lillie Beck Sanders Saunook Bryson), Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1876-1951
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from an unknown source at an unknown date; 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; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/9983
Barcode: 259983.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Jar
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, modeled
Dimensions: 17.8 x 15.5 x 20 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61cee1581-1249-4542-ae58-aa53bab6433d

Record ID: NMAI_276074