Object Details
Culture/People
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
Collection History
Purchased 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
1965-1975
Catalog Number
25/8234
Barcode
258234.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Owl figure
Media/Materials
Buckeye wood
Techniques
Carved, polished
Dimensions
13.9 x 9.3 x 23.5 cm
Place
Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County and Swain County; North Carolina; USA (inferred)
See related items
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_274166
