Culture/People:

Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)  Search this

Possible collector:

Fred R. Meyer, Non-Indian, 1874-1939  Search this

Previous owner:

Fred R. Meyer, Non-Indian, 1874-1939  Search this

Seller:

Hattie M. Meyer (Henrietta Marie Frank/Mrs. Fred R. Meyer), Non-Indian, 1886-1971  Search this

Object Name:

Bag

Media/Materials:

Cornhusk, wool yarn, dogbane fiber

Techniques:

Twined, false-embroidered

Object Type:

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Place:

Idaho; USA (inferred)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Fred R. Meyer (1874-1939, an amateur photographer who traveled widely in the West) and possibly collected by him; purchased by MAI from his widow Hattie M. Meyer (1886-1971) in 1939.

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Catalog Number:

2/5990

Barcode:

025990.000

See related items:

Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6efc3c24c-079c-43a9-a31b-32dc3e44671d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_27711