Culture/People

Eastern Band of Cherokee

Artist/Maker

Virgil Ledford, Eastern Band of Cherokee, b. 1940

Previous owner

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

IACB source

DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)

Object Name

Figure

Media/Materials

Walnut wood

Techniques

Carved, incised

Dimensions

16.0 x 6.7 x 11.1 cm

Object Type

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Place

Birdtown, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Swain County; North Carolina; USA

Date created

1965

Collection History

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1965; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

Catalog Number

26/2136

Barcode

262136.000

See related items

Eastern Band of Cherokee

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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