The Foolish Sun
date: label: Date created
content: 1966
name: label: Culture/People
content: Non-Indian
label: Artist/Maker
content: Fearon T. Smith, Jr. (Tsungani), Non-Indian/Cherokee descent, b. 1948
label: Previous owner
content: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
label: IACB source
content: Fearon T. Smith, Jr. (Tsungani), Non-Indian/Cherokee descent, b. 1948
notes: label: Collection History
content: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 1966; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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place: label: Place
content: Ariel; Cowlitz County; Washington; USA (inferred)
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: 25/8278
label: Barcode
content: 258278.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Masks and Masking
physicalDescription: label: Title
content: The Foolish Sun
label: Object Name
content: Mask
label: Media/Materials
content: Red cedar
label: Techniques
content: Carved, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 30.7 x 29.5 x 16.5 cm