• Format/Object name:

    Killer whale pendant (unfinished)

  • Date created:

    1964-1965

  • Artists/Makers:

    Don Morse Smith (Lelooska), Cherokee, 1933-1996

  • Place:

    Ariel; Cowlitz County; Washington; USA (inferred)

  • Media/Materials:

    Abalone/Haliotis shell

  • Techniques:

    Carved, drilled

  • Collection History/Provenance:

    Acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives in 1965 from an unknown source, possibly purchased from the artist; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

  • Dimensions:

    10 x 7.6 x 1.6 cm

  • Catalog number:

    25/6409

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