Figure
name: label: Culture/People
content: Eastern Band of Cherokee
label: Artist/Maker
content: Tom Sawyer (Thomas Sawyer), Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1905-1942
label: Previous owner
content: Tom Sawyer (Thomas Sawyer), Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1905-1942
label: Collector
content: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
label: Previous owner
content: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
label: Seller
content: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) from the artist in 1930; purchased by MAI from William F. Stiles in 1967.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County and Swain County; North Carolina; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Eastern Band of Cherokee
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/1450
label: Barcode
content: 241450.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Figure
label: Media/Materials
content: Fruit pit
label: Techniques
content: Carved