Culture/People:

Tuscarora  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Duffy Wilson (Wilmer Francis Wilson/Segwoi-Don-Kwe), Tuscarora/Cayuga, 1925-2002  Search this

Previous owner:

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

IACB agent:

Nancy Engle, Non-Indian  Search this

IACB source:

Duffy Wilson (Wilmer Francis Wilson/Segwoi-Don-Kwe), Tuscarora/Cayuga, 1925-2002  Search this

Object Name:

Bird figure

Media/Materials:

Steatite/soapstone

Techniques:

Carved, polished

Dimensions:

8.7 x 4.6 x 14 cm

Object Type:

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Place:

Tuscarora Reservation; Niagara County; New York; USA

Date created:

1969

Collection History:

Purchased by Nancy Engle (Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, New York) from the artist on behalf of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board in 1969; 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:

25/9935

Barcode:

259935.000

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Tuscarora

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68814b387-cf3b-4945-8f41-026d0e2087a5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_276024