Owl

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Object Details

Culture/People

Mohawk

Artist/Maker

Cameron Wilson (Cam Wilson), Mohawk, 1950-1990

Previous owner

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

IACB source

Duffy Wilson (Wilmer Francis Wilson/Segwoi-Don-Kwe), Tuscarora/Cayuga, 1925-2002

Collection History

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist's father, Duffy Wilson (Wilmer Francis Wilson, Tuscarora/Cayuga, 1925-2002) in 1981; 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

1981

Catalog Number

26/1294

Barcode

261294.000

Object Type

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title

Owl

Object Name

Figure

Media/Materials

Steatite/soapstone

Techniques

Carved, punctate, drilled

Dimensions

11.5 x 5.8 x 17.5 cm

Place

Ohsweken, Six Nations Grand River Reserve; Brant County; Ontario; Canada

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