Culture/People:

probably Lenape (Delaware) (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Mrs. Marsh, Mohegan  Search this

Alice Clinton Dyer, Non-Indian, 1855-1923  Search this

William Royal Secord (W. R. Secord), Non-Indian, 1891-1932  Search this

Seller:

William Royal Secord (W. R. Secord), Non-Indian, 1891-1932  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this

Object Name:

Shoulder bag/Bandolier bag

Media/Materials:

Deerhide/deerskin, wool cloth, cotton cloth, silk ribbon, glass bead/beads, wool yarn, metal cones

Techniques:

Sewn, overlay beadwork, edge beaded

Dimensions:

78 x 40 cm

Object Type:

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Place:

Kansas; USA (inferred)

Date created:

1830-1840

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; said to have been owned by a Mrs. Marsh (Mohegan), but possibly from the collection of Frances Ann Marsh (1828-1911, daughter of a non-Indian minister); given to a neighbor, Alice Clinton Dyer (1855-1923), at an unknown date; sold by Mrs. Dyer to a dealer in Norwich, Connecticut, at an unknown date, who in turn sold it to William Royal Secord (1891-1932); purchased by MAI from William R. Secord in 1921 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.

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Catalog Number:

10/9723

Barcode:

109723.000

See related items:

Lenape (Delaware)

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

On View:

NMAI, New York, NY: Native New York, Corlear's Hook (Ex05)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62d626bbe-ccc2-497a-b462-f10c9c483495

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_117950