Culture/People

probably Cherokee (attributed)

Artist/Maker

attributed to Don Morse Smith (Lelooska), Cherokee descent, 1933-1996

Previous owner

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Object Name

Brooch/Pin

Media/Materials

Abalone/Haliotis shell

Techniques

Carved, incised, polished, cutout

Dimensions

9.5 x 5.1 x 2 cm

Object Type

Adornment/Jewelry

Place

Ariel; Cowlitz County; Washington; USA (inferred)

Date created

circa 1965

Collection History

Purchased 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.

Catalog Number

25/6902

Barcode

256902.000

See related items

Cherokee

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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