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Culture/People
Tuscarora
Artist/Maker
Russell S. Hill, Tuscarora, b. 1942
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Stanley R. Hill, Sr. (Stan Hill/Stanley Robert Hill), Mohawk, 1921-2003
Object Name
Hair comb
Media/Materials
Moose antler
Techniques
Carved, incised
Dimensions
9.4 x 6.5 x 0.7 cm
Object Type
Personal items
Place
Tuscarora Reservation; Niagara County; New York; USA
Date created
1978
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 1979; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.