Maskette
date: label: Date created
content: 1940-1960
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Non-Indian (attributed)
label: Artist/Maker
content: A. W. (A W), Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
notes: label: Collection History
content: Acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from an unknown source at an unknown date; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI. In addition to collecting and encouraging Native arts, IACB also acquired items that exploited Native designs and used them in educational exhibits to demonstrate the differences between authentic Indian work and imitations.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Non-Indian
label: See related items
content: Masks and Masking
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 25/6132
label: Barcode
content: 256132.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Masks and Masking
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Maskette
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood
label: Techniques
content: Carved, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 11 x 7 x 5 cm