Mahican; collected among the Stockbridge Mahican Search this
Collector:
Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925 Search this
Previous owner:
Milwaukee Public Museum (Board of Trustees of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee) Search this
Object Name:
Bowl
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Probably made at Schodack, New York; Calumet County; Wisconsin; USA
Date created:
1750-1820
Collection History:
Said to have been brought to Wisconsin by the Stockbridge Mahican, probably before 1840; collected by Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) when he was on the staff of the Milwaukee Public Museum (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) between 1920 and 1924, acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Milwaukee Public Museum in 1925.
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