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Margaret DeLawter (Margaret Teresa DeLawter), Non-Indian, 1910-2014
Donor
Margaret DeLawter (Margaret Teresa DeLawter), Non-Indian, 1910-2014
Title
Choctah Rain God
Object Name
Figure
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Modeled, impressed
Dimensions
7 x 6.5 x 15 cm
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place
Sequoyah Orphans Training School; Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation; Cherokee County; Oklahoma; USA
Date created
1941
Collection History
Formerly in the collection of Margaret DeLawter (1910-2014), who worked as a registered nurse in US Indian Service hospitals in Oklahoma during the 1940s; donated to NMAI by Miss DeLawter in 2002.