Culture/People:

Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this

Previous owner:

Sherman Taylor, Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1882-1943  Search this

Annie Littlejohn, Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this

Tomer Katâlsta (Tomer Catolster), Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this

Elsie Davis, Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this

Setaweg George, Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this

Jennie Arch, Eastern Band of Cherokee, cs. 1835-ca. 1915  Search this

Collector:

Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this

Object Name:

Hair comb

Media/Materials:

Rhododendron wood

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Personal items

Indigenous Term:

di L to was ti'n

Place:

Swain County and Jackson County; North Carolina; USA

Collection History:

Items in this set were collected from several Eastern Band of Cherokee individuals (Sherman Taylor, Annie Littlejohn, Elsie Davis, Setaweg George, Jennie Arch, and Tomer Katâlsta) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

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Catalog Number:

1/8997

Barcode:

018997.000

See related items:

Eastern Band of Cherokee

Personal items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b728bfd8-4e50-45a5-bb48-260900962360

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_20380