Tobacco container

Date created
1968
Culture/People
Diné (Navajo)
Artist/Maker
Jerry Roan, Diné (Navajo), 1919-1977
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1968; 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
Arizona or New Mexico; USA (inferred)
See related items
Diné (Navajo)
Pipes and Smoking
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/8196
Barcode
258196.000
Object Type
Pipes and Smoking
Object Name
Tobacco container
Media/Materials
Silver
Techniques
Hammered, stamped
Dimensions
8.5 x 7 x 3 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a7ad2a25-09a1-4d43-a733-8bb00e9b0595
Record ID
NMAI_274126