Culture/People:

Dene (Northern Athabascan)  Search this

Previous owner:

William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this

Seller:

William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  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:

Sash/Belt

Media/Materials:

Porcupine quills, hide, cordage

Techniques:

Quill woven/loomed quillwork

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Place:

Western Subarctic; Alaska; Canada, USA (inferred)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from W.O. Oldman in London, England, in 1930 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.

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Catalog Number:

17/6337

Barcode:

176337.000

See related items:

Dene (Northern Athabascan)

Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a19d23ae-6c36-4f87-9ad1-cb9defc8b538

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_188834