Old Arrow Maker, by Edmonia Lewis, modeled 1866, carved 1872
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Old Arrow Maker

Edmonia Lewis (born Greenbush (now Rensselaer), NY 1844-died London, England 1907)

modeled 1866, carved 1872

Medium
carved marble
Classification
Sculpture
Dimensions
21 1/2 x 13 5/8 x 13 3/8 in. (54.5 x 34.5 x 34.0 cm.)
Culture
Indians of North America
Museum
Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Painting and Sculpture
Credit line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Joseph S. Sinclair
Rights
CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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