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The Women's Dance

Object Details

Collection History
Commissioned by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from 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
Seneca [Tonawanda]
Artist/Maker
Ernest P. Smith (Ernest Peter Smith/Gaon-yah [From the Middle of the Sky]), Seneca [Tonawanda], 1907-1975
IACB source
Ernest P. Smith (Ernest Peter Smith/Gaon-yah [From the Middle of the Sky]), Seneca [Tonawanda], 1907-1975
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
Commissioner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
Date created
1969
Title
The Women's Dance
Object Name
Painting
Media/Materials
Paperboard, ink, watercolor
Techniques
Painted
Dimensions
50.7 x 38 cm
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print
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