Culture/People:

Takelma (Rogue River Indians)  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Eneati (Shellhead), Takelma (Rogue River Indians), b. ca. 1815  Search this

Previous owner:

Lucy Metcalf (Lucy Shellhead Metcalf), Takelma (Rogue River Indians), ca. 1845-1936  Search this

Collector:

Dr. Thomas Talbot Waterman (T. T. Waterman), Non-Indian, 1885-1936  Search this

Object Name:

Purse for dentalium-shell "money"

Media/Materials:

Elk antler, hide thong/babiche

Techniques:

Cut, cutout, wrapped

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Oregon; USA

Date created:

1880-1900

Collection History:

Collected in 1921 from the artist's daughter, Lucy Shellhead Metcalf (Takelma, ca. 1845-1936), by Thomas Talbot Waterman (1885-1936, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.

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Catalog Number:

10/7378

Barcode:

107378.000

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws665c12233-17e5-411f-acec-be22854d5f6c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_115848