Culture/People

Eastern Band of Cherokee [Qualla Boundary]

Previous owner

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

Object Name

Female doll

Media/Materials

Cotton cloth, wood, yarn, paint

Techniques

Carved, painted, sewn

Dimensions

5.5 x 7.8 x 21.2 cm

Object Type

Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Place

Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County and Swain County; North Carolina; USA (inferred)

Date created

1960-1980

Collection History

Acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from an unknown source at an unknown date; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

Catalog Number

26/755

Barcode

260755.000

See related items

Eastern Band of Cherokee [Qualla Boundary]

Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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