Culture/People

Eastern Band of Cherokee

Previous owner

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

IACB source

Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual (Qualla Arts & Crafts Cooperative/Qualla Arts & Crafts Coop/Qualla Crafts), 1946-

Object Name

Spoon

Media/Materials

Rhododendron wood

Techniques

Carved, polished

Dimensions

52.1 x 9.4 x 5.5 cm

Object Type

Food/Beverage Serving

Place

Cherokee, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Swain County; North Carolina; USA

Date created

1952

Collection History

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Qualla Arts and Crafts Cooperative (Cherokee, North Carolina) in 1952; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

Catalog Number

25/7004

Barcode

257004.000

See related items

Eastern Band of Cherokee

Food/Beverage Serving

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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