Culture/People

probably Cherokee (attributed)

Previous owner

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

IACB source

Don Morse Smith (Lelooska), Cherokee descent, 1933-1996

Object Name

Shell

Media/Materials

Abalone/Haliotis shell

Techniques

Unmodified

Dimensions

20.5 x 17.8 x 7.1 cm

Object Type

Materials: Raw

Place

Washington; USA

Date created

1964-1965

Collection History

Gathered by the artist in 1964 or 1965; purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in1965; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

Catalog Number

25/9930

Barcode

259930.000

See related items

Cherokee

Materials: Raw

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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