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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Wendat (Huron)  Search this
Previous seller:
J. C. Stevens Auction Rooms, 1834-ca. 1940  Search this
Previous owner:
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
MAI agent:
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Woman's head scarf
Media/Materials:
Wool cloth, glass bead/beads, ribbon
Techniques:
Sewn, overlay beadwork, strung, tasseled
Dimensions:
25 x 162 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Place:
Québec; Canada (inferred)
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") in 1913 J. C. Stevens Auction Rooms (London, England); purchased by George Heye from W.O. Oldman in 1913.
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Catalog Number:
3/4708
Barcode:
034708.000
See related items:
Wendat (Huron)
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws672c1534c-a9f7-4322-bfb2-a3303ae1e46f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_37178