Richard Teesatuskie, Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1944-2012 Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935- Search this
IACB source:
Medicine Man Crafts (Medicine Man Craft Shop), 1967- Search this
Object Name:
Earrings
Media/Materials:
Silver, metal jewelry findings
Techniques:
Hammered, overlaid
Dimensions:
4.8 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County and Swain County; North Carolina; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1971
Collection History:
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Medicine Man Craft Shop (Cherokee, North Carolina) in 1972; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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