Object Details
Culture/People
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual (Qualla Arts & Crafts Cooperative/Qualla Arts & Crafts Coop/Qualla Crafts), 1946-
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Qualla Arts and Crafts Cooperative (Cherokee, North Carolina) 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
25/9265
Barcode
259265.000
Object Type
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Object Name
Slingshot model/toy
Media/Materials
Wood, commercial rubber, commercially tanned leather, paint, twine/string
Techniques
Carved, painted, tied
Dimensions
23 x 9.7 x 3.5 cm
Place
Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County and Swain County; North Carolina; USA (inferred)
See related items
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_275254