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Owl man figure

Culture/People:
Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Sammy Cucumber, Eastern Band of Cherokee, b. ca. 1918  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:
Owl man figure
Media/Materials:
Wood, paint, varnish
Techniques:
Carved, painted, varnished
Dimensions:
11.2 x 9.8 x 18.2 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
North Carolina; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1985-1986
Catalog Number:
25/5314
Barcode:
255314.000
See related items:
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d11d0bad-dc5d-491a-a927-fa1a475f6393
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271179
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Buffalo figure

Culture/People:
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
Tipi Shop, Sioux Indian Museum and Crafts Center (Tipi shop)  Search this
Object Name:
Buffalo figure
Media/Materials:
Cottonwood bark, paint
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Dimensions:
6.6 x 3.2 x 3.6 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1963-1964
Catalog Number:
25/5343
Barcode:
255343.000
See related items:
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dbb8b267-7c1c-4973-ada6-38210c8d459e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271208
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Basket in the form of an owl

Culture/People:
Tohono O'odham (Papago)  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
Balcomb's Art Gallery  Search this
Object Name:
Basket in the form of an owl
Media/Materials:
Yucca fiber, devil's claw/martynia
Techniques:
Coiled
Dimensions:
16 x 16 x 26 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Arizona; USA
Date created:
1963
Catalog Number:
25/5370
Barcode:
255370.000
See related items:
Tohono O'odham (Papago)
Containers and Vessels
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67764e3d2-d46e-4766-9960-a70a86e3575b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271235
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Basket in the form of an owl

Culture/People:
Coushatta (Koasati)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Rosabel Sylestine, Coushatta (Koasati), 1923-1998  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
Rosabel Sylestine, Coushatta (Koasati), 1923-1998  Search this
Object Name:
Basket in the form of an owl
Media/Materials:
Pine needles, raffia, pine cone/cones
Techniques:
Coiled, stitched
Dimensions:
30.4 x 20 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Elton; Jefferson Davis Parish; Louisiana; USA
Date created:
1976
Catalog Number:
25/5387
Barcode:
255387.000
See related items:
Coushatta (Koasati)
Containers and Vessels
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws629785231-0a29-4dee-999d-f3ff78de39f0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271252
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Figure of a dog

Culture/People:
Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Goingback Chiltoskey (Going Back Chiltoskey/G.B. Chiltoskey/Goingback Chiltaski), Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1907-2000  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
Object Name:
Figure of a dog
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Carved
Dimensions:
28.1 x 9.2 x 30.1 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Cherokee, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Swain County; North Carolina; USA
Date created:
1972
Catalog Number:
25/5391
Barcode:
255391.000
See related items:
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws643799764-8748-4e24-a7a8-9683378fe9ab
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271256
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Figure of a ram

Culture/People:
Cochiti Pueblo  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
American Indian Arts Center/Association on American Indian Affairs, 1963-1977  Search this
Object Name:
Figure of a ram
Media/Materials:
Pottery, paint
Techniques:
Modeled, painted
Dimensions:
28.5 x 10.5 x 27 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Cochiti Pueblo, Cochiti Reservation; Sandoval County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
1964
Catalog Number:
25/5392
Barcode:
255392.000
See related items:
Cochiti Pueblo
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fdbfb2ef-f0d8-48df-afe9-5e47387f8477
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271257
Online Media:

Figure of a squirrel

Culture/People:
Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Goingback Chiltoskey (Going Back Chiltoskey/G.B. Chiltoskey/Goingback Chiltaski), Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1907-2000  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
Object Name:
Figure of a squirrel
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Carved
Dimensions:
24.2 x 8 x 20.1 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Cherokee, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Swain County; North Carolina; USA
Date created:
1972
Catalog Number:
25/5411
Barcode:
255411.000
See related items:
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65cc4058b-6205-4a34-96a8-cc1450a58a70
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271276
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Owl

Culture/People:
Colville  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Ted Palmanteer (Theodore Duane Palmanteer/Ted D. Tomeo-Palmanteer), Colville/Niimíipuu (Nez Perce), b. 1943  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
Title:
Owl
Object Name:
Sculpture
Media/Materials:
Steel
Techniques:
Cut, cutout, welded
Dimensions:
41.9 x 21.7 x 9.4 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Omak, Colville Reservation; Okanogan County; Washington; USA
Date created:
1965
Catalog Number:
25/5419
Barcode:
255419.000
See related items:
Colville
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c2353d05-85dc-432d-97a8-6ae77ca05287
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271284
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Bowl in the form of a chicken

Culture/People:
Hopi-Tewa  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Garnet Pavatea (Flower Girl), Hopi-Tewa, 1915-1981  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:
Bowl in the form of a chicken
Media/Materials:
Pottery, paint
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built, modeled, painted
Dimensions:
32.8 x 18.7 x 18.8 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Polacca, First Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA
Date created:
1964
Catalog Number:
25/5425
Barcode:
255425.000
See related items:
Hopi-Tewa
Containers and Vessels
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws673cd1ce0-118c-44e3-9ced-341867f5d606
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271290
Online Media:

Walrus Loves Baby Clams

Culture/People:
Tlingit  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Jim Schoppert (Robert James Schoppert), Tlingit, 1947-1992  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Association, Inc. (Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Clearing House/Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Cooperative/ANAC Association, Inc.), 1937-  Search this
Title:
Walrus Loves Baby Clams
Object Name:
Mask
Media/Materials:
Wood, paint
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Dimensions:
33.5 x 18 x 7 cm
Object Type:
Works of Art (Other)
Place:
Douglas; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago:
Alexander Archipelago
Island Name:
Douglas Island
Date created:
1981
Catalog Number:
25/5679
Barcode:
255679.000
See related items:
Tlingit
Works of Art (Other)
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e235ca12-c83b-4eca-94e1-fa112666831d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271545
Online Media:

Seed jar

Culture/People:
Acoma Pueblo  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Emma Lewis-Mitchell (Emma Lewis), Acoma Pueblo, b. 1931  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:
Seed jar
Media/Materials:
Pottery, paint
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built, modeled, painted
Dimensions:
11.5 x 11 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Acoma Pueblo, Acoma Reservation; Cibola County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
1979
Catalog Number:
25/5824
Barcode:
255824.000
See related items:
Acoma Pueblo
Containers and Vessels
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fff41c91-7f1c-4621-95a3-5c38b3f780d3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271690
Online Media:

Buffalo mask

Culture/People:
Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this
Artist/Maker:
William Lossiah, Eastern Band of Cherokee, b. 1937  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
Previous seller:
Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual (Qualla Arts & Crafts Cooperative/Qualla Arts & Crafts Coop/Qualla Crafts), 1946-  Search this
Object Name:
Buffalo mask
Media/Materials:
Wood, paint, imitation/faux fur, commercially tanned leather
Techniques:
Carved, painted, stitched
Dimensions:
36.5 x 28.9 x 31 cm
Object Type:
Masks and Masking
Place:
Swimmer Branch; Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County; North Carolina; USA
Date created:
1983
Catalog Number:
25/5876
Barcode:
255876.000
See related items:
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Masks and Masking
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67bd4688b-293a-4926-b6e3-0ddba9076105
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271742
Online Media:

Figure

Culture/People:
Miccosukee Seminole (Mikasuki)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Ingraham Billie (Ingram Billy), Miccosukee Seminole (Mikasuki), 1895-1983  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
Seminole Arts and Crafts Center  Search this
Object Name:
Figure
Media/Materials:
Cypress, paint
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Dimensions:
34 x 8 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Big Cypress Reservation; Hendry County; Florida; USA
Date created:
1964
Catalog Number:
25/6083
Barcode:
256083.000
See related items:
Miccosukee Seminole (Mikasuki)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws641310ec4-06b7-460d-a4e5-8010c0e012d1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271955
Online Media:

Lynx figure

Culture/People:
Diné (Navajo)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
attributed to Herbert Davis, Diné (Navajo)  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:
Lynx figure
Media/Materials:
Turquoise
Techniques:
Carved, inlaid
Dimensions:
9 x 4.5 x 7.5 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Arizona; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1985
Catalog Number:
25/6125
Barcode:
256125.000
See related items:
Diné (Navajo)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ac071bbd-ad14-4f46-b750-b4d075b0879b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271997
Online Media:

Squirrel figure

Culture/People:
Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this
Artist/Maker:
William H. Crowe, Sr., Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1921-1988  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:
Squirrel figure
Media/Materials:
Cherry wood
Techniques:
Carved, polished
Dimensions:
6.5 x 2.5 x 6.5 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County and Swain County; North Carolina; USA
Date created:
1964
Catalog Number:
25/6129
Barcode:
256129.000
See related items:
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b4b9d3cb-cd26-4081-93b7-71ed862bbc9b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_272001
Online Media:

Goose figures

Culture/People:
Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Goingback Chiltoskey (Going Back Chiltoskey/G.B. Chiltoskey/Goingback Chiltaski), Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1907-2000  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:
Goose figures
Media/Materials:
Holly wood
Techniques:
Carved, polished
Dimensions:
3.5 x 2 x 4.5 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Piney Grove, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Swain County; North Carolina; USA
Date created:
1952
Catalog Number:
25/6130
Barcode:
256130.000
See related items:
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6324da668-ff9b-411f-8d0d-df9f18a4a292
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_272002
Online Media:

Squirrel figures

Culture/People:
Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this
Artist/Maker:
William H. Crowe, Sr., Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1921-1988  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:
Squirrel figures
Media/Materials:
Cherry wood
Techniques:
Carved, polished
Dimensions:
5.5 x 2 x 6.5 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County and Swain County; North Carolina; USA
Date created:
1965
Catalog Number:
25/6131
Barcode:
256131.000
See related items:
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c69195ab-22ab-42e5-85dc-391df8e13747
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_272003
Online Media:

Squirrel figure

Culture/People:
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:
Squirrel figure
Media/Materials:
Buckeye wood
Techniques:
Carved, polished
Dimensions:
7 x 1.5 x 5 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Cherokee, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Swain County; North Carolina; USA
Date created:
1952
Catalog Number:
25/6148
Barcode:
256148.000
See related items:
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws615b99fbe-9d8c-42c1-94c5-ce11e4e3adb9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_272021
Online Media:

Dog figure

Culture/People:
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:
Dog figure
Media/Materials:
Buckeye wood
Techniques:
Carved, polished
Dimensions:
8 x 3.5 x 6.5 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Cherokee, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Swain County; North Carolina; USA
Date created:
1952
Catalog Number:
25/6149
Barcode:
256149.000
See related items:
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cdbdfcb4-fa07-417a-b2c4-1fa8f287f0b1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_272022
Online Media:

Avanyu (water serpent) figure

Culture/People:
A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Francis Tsethlikai, A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
Zuni Craftsman Co-op  Search this
Object Name:
Avanyu (water serpent) figure
Media/Materials:
Deer antler, shell/shells, coral, turquoise
Techniques:
Carved, inlaid
Dimensions:
16.8 x 5.5 x 5.3 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Zuni Pueblo, Zuni Reservation; McKinley County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
1968
Catalog Number:
25/6651
Barcode:
256651.000
See related items:
A:shiwi (Zuni)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ece33dc8-3ce6-4c73-981d-9f477f5286da
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_272534
Online Media:

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