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Pattern of Stars Called the Milky Way
Object Details
- Collection History
- Created by the artist as an illustration for the book "The Story of the Milky Way: A Cherokee Tale" by Joseph Bruchac and Gayle Ross; formerly in the collection of R.E. Mansfield (1937-2007); donated to NMAI by R.E. Mansfield in 2003.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Date created
- 1990-1995
- Catalog Number
- 26/3929
- Barcode
- 263929.000
- Culture/People
- Oklahoma Cherokee
- Artist/Maker
- Virginia A. Stroud, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, b. 1951
- Previous owner
- R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007
- Donor
- R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007
- Object Type
- Painting/Drawing/Print
- Title
- Pattern of Stars Called the Milky Way
- Object Name
- Painting
- Media/Materials
- Rag board, acrylic paint
- Techniques
- Painted
- Dimensions
- 34.5 x 34 cm
- Place
- Durango; La Plata County; Colorado; USA
- See related items
- Oklahoma Cherokee
- Painting/Drawing/Print
- Record ID
- NMAI_280082
- Usage
- CC0
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