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Culture/People
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Artist/Maker
Betty Lossiah, Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1903-2002
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
Male doll
Media/Materials
Cornhusk, satin
Techniques
Tied, painted
Dimensions
8 x 3.9 x 19 cm
Object Type
Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls
Place
Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County; North Carolina; USA
Date created
1966
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Qualla Arts and Crafts Cooperative (Cherokee, North Carolina) in 1966; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
Catalog Number
25/8732
Barcode
258732.000
See related items
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
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