Bear Hunter Mask

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Date created: 1964

Culture/People: Eastern Band of Cherokee
Artist/Maker: Allen Long, Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1917-1983
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 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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Place: Big Cove, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Swain County; North Carolina; USA

See related items: Eastern Band of Cherokee; Masks and Masking
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/5213
Barcode: 255213.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking

Title: Bear Hunter Mask
Object Name: Bear mask
Media/Materials: Buckeye wood, pigment/pigments
Techniques: Carved, painted, stained
Dimensions: 28 x 19 x 12 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65a924e01-6922-465f-bc4a-88ce57873655

Record ID: NMAI_271078