Culture/People:

Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Myrtle Youngbird, Eastern Band of Cherokee, b. 1919  Search this

Previous owner:

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

IACB source:

Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual (Qualla Arts & Crafts Cooperative/Qualla Arts & Crafts Coop/Qualla Crafts), 1946-  Search this

Object Name:

Vest

Media/Materials:

Yarn, ribbon

Techniques:

Woven, sewn

Dimensions:

55 x 55 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments

Place:

North Carolina; USA

Date created:

1964-1965

Collection History:

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Qualla Arts and Crafts Cooperative (Cherokee, North Carolina) 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:

25/5534

Barcode:

255534.000

See related items:

Eastern Band of Cherokee

Clothing/Garments

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6211d8e8d-b5b4-4c4c-8ad6-6bdc50e21bc8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_271399