Culture/People:

Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this

Artist/Maker:

R. Welch, Eastern Band of Cherokee  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:

Figure

Media/Materials:

Buckeye wood

Techniques:

Carved

Dimensions:

9.5 x 15.2 x 12.1 cm

Object Type:

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Place:

Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County and Swain County; North Carolina; USA (inferred)

Date created:

1960-1961

Collection History:

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual (Cherokee, North Carolina) in 1961; 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:

25/8231

Barcode:

258231.000

See related items:

Eastern Band of Cherokee

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6825a36a5-6cb8-4d3b-bee4-db12ad11a1f5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_274163