Wall hanging

Date created
1971
Culture/People
Eastern Band of Cherokee [Qualla Boundary]
Artist/Maker
Roberta Gibson, Eastern Band of Cherokee
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1971; 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 [Qualla Boundary]
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/1422
Barcode
261422.000
Object Type
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Object Name
Wall hanging
Media/Materials
Burlap, yarn, metal items
Techniques
Embroidered, sewn
Dimensions
114.0 x 93.0 x 2.9 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fe5b2af5-5cee-4f2f-91f2-d802bfd6f795
Record ID
NMAI_277519