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Culture/People:
Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Watty Chiltoskey (Wahdih Chiltoskey/Watty Chiltaski), Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1899-1973  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:
Bookends
Media/Materials:
Cedar
Techniques:
Carved
Dimensions:
4.8 x 11.4 x 9.1 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Cherokee, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Swain County; North Carolina; USA
Date created:
1966
Collection History:
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1967; 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:
25/8233
Barcode:
258233.000
See related items:
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68a233b2c-889e-442e-b21a-5c3e0f78c118
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_274165