Mask model/miniature

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Culture/People
Eastern Band of Cherokee [Qualla Boundary]
Artist/Maker
June Welch (June Mark Welch), Eastern Band of Cherokee [Qualla Boundary], 1907-1979
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
Mask model/miniature
Media/Materials
Wood, paint
Techniques
Carved, painted
Dimensions
10.3 x 7.2 x 3.4 cm
Object Type
Masks and Masking
Place
Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County and Swain County; North Carolina; USA (inferred)
Date created
1965
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Qualla Arts and Crafts Cooperative (Cherokee, North Carolina) in 1965; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
Catalog Number
26/2153
Barcode
262153.000
See related items
Eastern Band of Cherokee [Qualla Boundary]
Masks and Masking
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
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