Culture/People

Eastern Band of Cherokee [Qualla Boundary]

Artist/Maker

Roberta Gibson, Eastern Band of Cherokee

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

Wall hanging

Media/Materials

Burlap, yarn, metal items

Techniques

Embroidered, sewn

Dimensions

114.0 x 93.0 x 2.9 cm

Object Type

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Place

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

Date created

1971

Collection History

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1971; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

Catalog Number

26/1422

Barcode

261422.000

See related items

Eastern Band of Cherokee [Qualla Boundary]

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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