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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Diné (Navajo)  Search this
Previous owner:
General William Tecumseh Sherman, Non-Indian, 1820-1891  Search this
Eleanor Sherman Fitch, Non-Indian, 1876-1959  Search this
Possible owner:
P. Tecumseh Sherman (Philemon Tecumseh Sherman), Non-Indian, 1867-1941  Search this
Donor:
Eleanor Sherman Fitch, Non-Indian, 1876-1959  Search this
Object Name:
Blanket
Media/Materials:
Wool yarn, dye/dyes
Techniques:
Woven
Dimensions:
196.8 x 148.6 x 198.1 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
Indigenous Term:
beeldléí
Place:
New Mexico; USA
Date created:
1865-1868
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891); probably inherited by Philemon Tecumseh Sherman (1867-1941) or other family members; subsequently inherited by General Sherman's granddaughter, Eleanor Sherman Fitch (1876-1959); donated to MAI by Eleanor Sherman Fitch in 1942.
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Catalog Number:
20/5235
Barcode:
205235.000
See related items:
Diné (Navajo)
Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Nation to Nation, Bad Acts, Bad Paper
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6676b5ef5-5e51-470c-ad60-b4b25e702492
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_219190