probably White Mountain Apache (attributed) Search this
Previous owner:
Irvin S. Cobb (Irving S. Cobb), Non-Indian, 1876-1944 Search this
Laura Spencer Cobb (Laura Spencer Baker Cobb/Mrs. Irvin S. Cobb), Non-Indian, 1876-1967 Search this
Seller:
Laura Spencer Cobb (Laura Spencer Baker Cobb/Mrs. Irvin S. Cobb), Non-Indian, 1876-1967 Search this
Presenter/funding source:
William Shirley Fulton (William S. Fulton), Non-Indian, 1880-1964 Search this
Object Name:
Woman's skirt
Media/Materials:
Hide, metal cones, deerhide/deerskin, paint, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Sewn, painted, overlay beadwork, fringed
Dimensions:
93 x 99 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Arizona; USA
Date created:
1880-1900
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Irvin S. Cobb (1876-1944, a New York City author, journalist, and humorist); purchased by MAI in 1945 from Irvin Cobb's widow, Laura Spencer Cobb (1876-1967), with funds donated by William Shirley Fulton (1880-1964, an archaeologist, founder of the Amerind Foundation in Dragoon, Arizona, and MAI trustee).
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