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Buffalo

Object Details

Collection History
Donated to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board by the artist in 1969; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Lenape (Delaware)
Artist/Maker
Thomas J. Dorsey (Tom Two Arrows), Lenape (Delaware)/Onondaga, 1920-1993
IACB source
Thomas J. Dorsey (Tom Two Arrows), Lenape (Delaware)/Onondaga, 1920-1993
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
Date created
circa 1965
Title
Buffalo
Object Name
Painting intended as a textile design
Media/Materials
Paper, tempera
Techniques
Painted
Dimensions
8.5 x 12 cm
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print
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