Crane and Xweti

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Object Details

Culture/People

Non-Indian

Artist/Maker

Don Morse Smith (Lelooska), Non-Indian/Cherokee descent, 1933-1996

Previous owner

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

IACB source

Don Morse Smith (Lelooska), Non-Indian/Cherokee descent, 1933-1996

Collection History

Created during a carving demonstration by the artist sponsored by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board and held on the Makah Reservation (Neah Bay, Washington); purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 1965; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

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Date created

1965

Catalog Number

25/8768

Barcode

258768.000

Object Type

Music and Sound

Title

Crane and Xweti

Object Name

Crane rattle

Media/Materials

Alder, deerhide/deerskin, paint, animal hair, deer antler

Techniques

Carved, painted, wrapped, inlaid

Dimensions

32.4 x 15.6 x 10.5 cm

Place

Neah Bay, Makah Reservation; Clallam County; Washington; USA (inferred)

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Non-Indian

Music and Sound

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws626b53e93-1aa5-46fa-a496-f8f2ba14e291

Record ID

NMAI_274716