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Culture/People:
Non-Indian  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Mary Shona-hah Smith (Gray Dove), Non-Indian/Cherokee descent, 1912-1997  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
Don Morse Smith (Lelooska), Non-Indian/Cherokee descent, 1933-1996  Search this
Title:
Makah Clam Digger
Object Name:
Figure
Media/Materials:
Wood, cedar bark, wool yarn, commercially tanned leather, twine/string
Techniques:
Carved, painted, knitted, shredded
Dimensions:
13.2 x 16.8 x 31.8 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Louisburg; Dallas County; Missouri; USA
Date created:
1965
Collection History:
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist's son, Don Morse Smith (Lelooska, 1933-1996) in 1965; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Catalog Number:
25/9106
Barcode:
259106.000
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Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e85bd6f5-fe2f-4e0a-a04a-29cb5dfe491a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_275095