Object Details
Culture/People
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Artist/Maker
Louise Bigmeat Maney (Louise Bigmeat/Louise Bigmeet Maney), Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1932-2001
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
Collection History
Acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from an unknown source at an unknown date; 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
1970-1990
Catalog Number
26/790
Barcode
260790.000
Object Type
Food/Beverage Serving
Object Name
Cup with Cherokee syllabary inscription
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Coiled/hand built, incised
Dimensions
7.3 x 8.7 cm
Place
Wrights Creek; Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County; North Carolina; USA
See related items
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Food/Beverage Serving
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_276957