Culture/People:

Cherokee  Search this

Previous owner:

Tah-yah-naw-hun-le Ratler (Tah-yah-naw-hun-le Rattler), Cherokee  Search this

Carol L. Savage, Cherokee Nation  Search this

Donor:

Carol L. Savage, Cherokee Nation  Search this

Object Name:

Clothing/garment part/fragment

Media/Materials:

Wool cloth, glass bead/beads, thread

Techniques:

Overlay beadwork, sewn

Dimensions:

29.7 x 20.0 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments

Place:

Southern USA; USA

Date created:

1800-1838

Collection History:

Said to have been part of a beaded mantle or cape made for Tah-yah-naw-hun-le Ratler (Cherokee) and carried on the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma in the 1830s; preserved by his descendants, including his great-great-great granddaughter Carol L. Savage (Cherokee Nation); donated to NMAI by Carol Savage in 2017.

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Catalog Number:

27/40

Barcode:

270040.000

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6772b9857-6cac-44f7-b713-13b22a78ced8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_412939