Object Details
Culture/People
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Artist/Maker
Davy Arch (Davey Arch/Davy Mitchell Arch), Eastern Band of Cherokee, b. 1957
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 1986; 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
1985
Catalog Number
25/5221
Barcode
255221.000
Object Type
Masks and Masking
Object Name
Mask
Media/Materials
Buckeye wood, buffalo hide/skin, commercial leather thong, metal nails
Techniques
Carved, nailed, perforated, tied
Dimensions
31 x 18 x 9 cm
Place
Big Cove, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Swain County; North Carolina; USA
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Eastern Band of Cherokee
Masks and Masking
On View
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Woodlands
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_271086