Esther F. Bear (Esther M. Fish/Mrs. Donald Bear), Non-Indian, 1905-1987 Search this
Dr. Noah M. Gladfelter (Noah Miller Glatfelter), Non-Indian, 1837-1911 Search this
Donor:
Esther F. Bear (Esther M. Fish/Mrs. Donald Bear), Non-Indian, 1905-1987 Search this
Possible collector:
Dr. Noah M. Gladfelter (Noah Miller Glatfelter), Non-Indian, 1837-1911 Search this
Object Name:
Telescoping case/slipcase
Media/Materials:
Birchbark
Techniques:
Embroidered
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Québec; Canada (inferred)
Collection History:
Formerly in the collection of Dr. Noah Miller Gladfelter (1837-1911, a US Army surgeon during the Civil War and later a physician and amateur botanist) and probably collected by him when he was stationed in the Dakota Territory between 1865 and 1867; inherited by his granddaughter Esther Fish Bear (Mrs. Donald Bear, 1905-1987); donated to MAI by Mrs. Bear in 1960.
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