A Creation Myth

Date created
1970
Culture/People
Tuscarora
Artist/Maker
Duffy Wilson (Wilmer Francis Wilson/Segwoi-Don-Kwe), Tuscarora/Cayuga, 1925-2002
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
American Indian Arts Center/Association on American Indian Affairs, 1963-1977
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the American Indian Arts Center of the Association on American Indian Affairs (New York, New York) in 1970; 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
Tuscarora Reservation; Niagara County; New York; USA
See related items
Tuscarora
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/1237
Barcode
261237.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Title
A Creation Myth
Object Name
Sculpture (Image withheld)
Media/Materials
Steatite/soapstone
Techniques
Carved, incised
Dimensions
25.8 x 16.4 x 13.0 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c7a2a30a-b6b9-4f41-8a40-bd2889cc95f7
Record ID
NMAI_277334