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Culture/People
Non-Indian
Artist/Maker
Don Morse Smith (Lelooska), Non-Indian/Cherokee descent, 1933-1996
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Don Morse Smith (Lelooska), Non-Indian/Cherokee descent, 1933-1996
Object Name
Sculpture
Media/Materials
Elk antler
Techniques
Cut, incised
Dimensions
16.4 x 13.3 x 3.8 cm
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place
Ariel; Cowlitz County; Washington; USA (inferred)
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.