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Culture/People
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Artist/Maker
Amanda Crowe (Amanda Maria Crowe), Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1928-2004
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Amanda Crowe (Amanda Maria Crowe), Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1928-2004
Object Name
Bear figures
Media/Materials
Walnut wood
Techniques
Drawn, carved, sawn
Dimensions
14.6 x 7.2 x 10 cm
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place
Cherokee, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Swain County; North Carolina; USA
Date created
1964
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 1964; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.