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Culture/People:
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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Catalog Number:
20/8054
Barcode:
208054.000
See related items:
White Mountain Apache
White Mountain Apache
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c64905ea-2651-495e-8fba-082fe4105847
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_222191