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Culture/People:
Non-Indian; collected from the Apsáalooke (Crow)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Parker, Field and Company, London, England  Search this
Previous owner:
Fighting Bear, Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this
Edwin W. Countryman, Non-Indian, 1872-1946  Search this
Reuben B. Oldfield, Non-Indian, 1878-1954  Search this
Thomas J. Watson (Thomas C. Watson), Non-Indian, 1874-1956  Search this
IBM Gallery of Arts and Sciences (IBM Gallery of Arts & Sciences)  Search this
Previous seller:
Reuben B. Oldfield, Non-Indian, 1878-1954  Search this
Donor:
IBM Gallery of Arts and Sciences (IBM Gallery of Arts & Sciences)  Search this
Object Name:
Parker Field and Company .58 caliber percussion trade gun
Media/Materials:
Metal, wood
Techniques:
Commercially produced/manufactured
Dimensions:
16 x 12 cm
Object Type:
Firearms and accessories
Place:
Montana; USA
Date created:
circa 1875
Collection History:
Collection history unknown, but said to have belonged to the Apsáalooke (Crow) leader Fighting Bear; formerly in the collection of Edwin W. Countryman (1872-1946, a Buffalo, New York, attorney); acquired by Reuben B. Oldfield (1878-1954, a collector of Indian items from Bath, New York) at an unknown date; purchased from Reuben Oldfield by Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956, Chairman and CEO of IBM) in 1947; transferred to the IBM Gallery of Arts and Sciences at an unknown date; donated to MAI by the IBM Gallery of Arts and Sciences in 1960.
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Catalog Number:
23/299
Barcode:
230299.000
See related items:
Non-Indian
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Firearms and accessories
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ad383369-763f-42e2-a67e-013df9657803
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_245423