Object Details
Culture/People
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Artist/Maker
John Julius Wilnoty, Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1940-2016
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
1964
Catalog Number
25/9861
Barcode
259861.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Birdstone figure
Media/Materials
Steatite/soapstone
Techniques
Carved, polished
Dimensions
12.6 x 2.6 x 4 cm
Place
Cherokee, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Swain County; North Carolina; USA
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_275950