Culture/People:

Wailaki  Search this

Previous owner:

Earl G. Johnson (E. G. Johnson), Non-Indian, 1880-1945  Search this

Seller:

Earl G. Johnson (E. G. Johnson), Non-Indian, 1880-1945  Search this

MAI agent:

George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

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

Object Name:

Necklace

Media/Materials:

Olivella shell/shells, glass bead/beads, cotton twine/string

Techniques:

Strung

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Table Bluff, Eel River; Table Bluff Rancheria; Humboldt County; California; USA

Date created:

1880-1920

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Earl G. Johnson (1880-1945, who owned an Indian basket store in Eureka, California); purchased by George Heye from Earl Johnson in 1922 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.

Contact Us:

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Catalog Number:

11/3554

Barcode:

113554.000

See related items:

Wailaki

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bf82f8ed-e467-421b-a580-cfc7887004d8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_122389