Culture/People:

Tlingit  Search this

Possible owner:

Lady Jane Franklin (Jane Griffen/Mrs. John Franklin), Non-Indian, 1791-1875  Search this

Previous seller:

Miss LeFroy, Non-Indian  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:

Snuff basket with cover

Media/Materials:

Spruce root, bear grass, maidenhair fern stem

Techniques:

Twined, false-embroidered

Object Type:

Pipes and Smoking

Place:

British Columbia; Canada

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") in 1912 from Miss LeFroy (a great-niece of Lady Jane Franklin); purchased by George Heye from W.O. Oldman in 1913.

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Catalog Number:

3/4782

Barcode:

034782.000

See related items:

Tlingit

Pipes and Smoking

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64c75b894-bb42-4281-8aeb-69e257becda9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_37220