Culture/People:

Moapa Paiute  Search this

Possible collector:

Helen J. Stewart (Helen Jane Wiser), Non-Indian, 1854-1926  Search this

Previous owner:

Helen J. Stewart (Helen Jane Wiser), Non-Indian, 1854-1926  Search this

Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this

Seller:

Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this

Object Name:

Fiber

Media/Materials:

Devil's Claw/Martynia

Techniques:

Split

Object Type:

Materials: Prepared

Place:

Nevada; USA

Collection History:

Formerly in the collection of Mrs. Helen J. Stewart (1854-1926, a rancher and important figure in the early history of Las Vegas, Nevada) and possibly collected by her; purchased by the Fred Harvey Company (Indian arts dealers in the Southwest) at an auction of Mrs. Stewart’s collection in 1927; purchased by MAI from the Fred Harvey Company in 1929.

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Catalog Number:

16/3966

Barcode:

163966.000

See related items:

Moapa Paiute

Materials: Prepared

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6088c5e1d-f26d-4cef-be84-0526c4593bf4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_175757