Culture/People:

Plains Apache (Naisha/Kiowa Apache)  Search this

Previous owner:

John Quincy Adams Ward, Non-Indian, 1830-1910  Search this

Marion Ward Smith (Mrs. Alexander Small), Non-Indian  Search this

Lender:

Marion Ward Smith (Mrs. Alexander Small), Non-Indian  Search this

Seller:

Marion Ward Smith (Mrs. Alexander Small), Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

Knife

Media/Materials:

Iron blade, wood, cotton cloth

Techniques:

Hammered, wrapped, tied

Object Type:

Tools and Equipment (General)

Place:

Southern Plains; USA (inferred)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of American sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward (1830-1910) and possibly collected by him during travel in the West in 1864; inherited by his granddaughter Marion Ward Smith; lent to MAI by Marion Ward Smith in 1942; purchased by MAI from Marion Ward Smith in 1954.

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Catalog Number:

20/5300

Barcode:

205300.000

See related items:

Plains Apache (Naisha/Kiowa Apache)

Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws676140a2e-d5b5-4f4a-a2bb-7b536bf2fb72

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_219219