Bear mask

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Date created: 1973

Culture/People: Eastern Band of Cherokee
Artist/Maker: Boyd Owle, Eastern Band of Cherokee, b. ca. 1955
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Medicine Man Crafts (Medicine Man Craft Shop), 1967-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Medicine Man Craft Shop (Cherokee, North Carolina) in 1974; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Cherokee, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Swain County; North Carolina; USA (inferred)

See related items: Eastern Band of Cherokee; Masks and Masking
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Outside Rasmuson Theater, Music and Dance

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/5233
Barcode: 255233.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking

Object Name: Bear mask
Media/Materials: Wood, paint, metal wire
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 35 x 21.5 x 8.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64217907a-bc75-4d60-b69a-730a58b06950

Record ID: NMAI_271098