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Culture/People:
Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Allen Long, Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1917-1983  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)  Search this
Object Name:
Mask
Media/Materials:
Buckeye wood, wood stain, paint
Techniques:
Carved, painted, perforated, stained
Dimensions:
33.1 x 21 x 5.5 cm
Object Type:
Masks and Masking
Place:
Big Cove, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Swain County; North Carolina; USA
Date created:
1964
Collection History:
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) 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:
25/5230
Barcode:
255230.000
See related items:
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Masks and Masking
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63b234a79-4841-4550-ab76-05711df3c731
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271095