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Culture/People
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Artist/Maker
William Lossiah, Eastern Band of Cherokee, b. 1937
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
Drummer figure
Media/Materials
Steatite/soapstone
Techniques
Carved, polished
Dimensions
9.8 x 5.7 x 12 cm
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place
Swimmer Branch; Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County; North Carolina; USA
Date created
1974-1975
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Qualla Arts and Crafts Cooperative (Cherokee, North Carolina) in 1975; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.