Eva Cutter (Eva Webster/Mrs. William Downing Webster), Non-Indian, 1854-1945 Search this
Previous owner:
William Downing Webster (W. D. Webster), Non-Indian, 1868-1913 Search this
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
Object Name:
Hide flesher/beamer
Media/Materials:
Wood, iron blade
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Hide working tools
Place:
Cape Trinity, Kodiak Island; Koniag Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago:
Gulf of Alaska Islands
Island Name:
Kodiak Island
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") in 1906 from British artifact dealer Eva Cutter (Mrs. William Downing Webster, 1854-1945); purchased by George Heye from W.O. Oldman in 1909.
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