Culture/People

Alabama-Coushatta [Texas]

Previous owner

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

IACB source

Alabama-Coushatta Museum Sales Shop

Object Name

Marionette

Media/Materials

Wood, glass bead/beads, feather/feathers, metal nails, twine/string, paint

Techniques

Carved, painted, nailed, jointed, strung

Dimensions

7 x 4.5 x 20 cm

Object Type

Games, Toys, Gambling

Place

Texas; USA (inferred)

Date created

1964-1965

Collection History

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Alabama-Coushatta Museum Sales Shop (Livingston, Texas) in 1965; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

Catalog Number

25/8749

Barcode

258749.000

See related items

Alabama-Coushatta [Texas]

Games, Toys, Gambling

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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