Culture/People

Eastern Band of Cherokee [Qualla Boundary]

Artist/Maker

Arizona Owle, Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1919-2007

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

Placemat

Media/Materials

Cornhusk, cane (swamp cane/river cane), wool yarn, cotton yarn

Techniques

Woven

Dimensions

54.0 x 33.5 cm

Object Type

Furnishings (Home)

Place

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

Date created

1960-1961

Collection History

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual (Cherokee, North Carolina) in 1961; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

Catalog Number

26/1953

Barcode

261953.000

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Eastern Band of Cherokee [Qualla Boundary]

Furnishings (Home)

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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