Object Details
Culture/People
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) 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
25/6979
Barcode
256979.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Horse figure
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Carved, polished
Dimensions
11.2 x 3.4 x 11.2 cm
Place
Cherokee, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Swain County; North Carolina; USA
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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_272863