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Placemat

Object Details

Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual (Cherokee, North Carolina) in 1961; 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
Eastern Band of Cherokee [Qualla Boundary]
Artist/Maker
Arizona Owle, Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1919-2007
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-
Date created
1960-1961
Object Name
Placemat
Media/Materials
Cornhusk, cane (swamp cane/river cane), wool yarn, cotton yarn
Techniques
Woven
Dimensions
54.0 x 33.5 cm
Object Type
Furnishings (Home)
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