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Culture/People:
Aymara  Search this
Collector:
J. Louis Schaefer (John Louis Schaefer), Non-Indian, 1867-1927  Search this
Previous owner:
J. Louis Schaefer (John Louis Schaefer), Non-Indian, 1867-1927  Search this
Susan Karsch Schaefer, Non-Indian, 1872-1955  Search this
Donor:
J. Louis Schaefer, Jr. (John Louis Schaefer, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1898-1981  Search this
Kathryn S. Gerdau (Kathryn Schaefer Gerdau/Mrs. Carl Gerdau), Non-Indian, 1900-1964  Search this
Susan Grace Sandblom (Susan Grace Schaefer Sandblom/Mrs. John Philip Sandblom), Non-Indian, 1907-1994  Search this
Bernhard K. Schaefer, Non-Indian, 1897-1985  Search this
Object Name:
Shawl pin
Media/Materials:
Silver
Techniques:
Cast, hammered, stamped, riveted
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Bolivia
Date created:
1850-1900
Collection History:
Collected in the early 1900s by J. Louis Schaefer (1867-1927, a New York City banker with financial interests in Latin America) during travel to South America; inherited by his wife, Susan Karsch Schaefer (1872-1955); donated to MAI in 1956 by their children: J. Louis Schaefer, Jr. (1898-1981), Kathryn Schafer Gerdau (Mrs. Carl Gerdau, 1900-1964), Susan Grace Schaefer Sandblom (Mrs. John Philip Sandblom, 1907-1994); and Bernhard K. Schaefer (1897-1985).
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Catalog Number:
22/5022
Barcode:
225022.000
See related items:
Aymara
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws645de4e33-d60a-425f-8949-645bd16c1998
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_239887