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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
possibly Plains Cree (Prairie Cree) (attributed)  Search this
Possible collector:
Edgar Dewdney, Non-Indian, 1835-1916  Search this
Previous owner:
Edgar Dewdney, Non-Indian, 1835-1916  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Knife
Media/Materials:
Steel, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Bead-wrapped
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Northwest Territories; Canada
Collection History:
Formerly in the collection of Edgar Dewdney (1835-1916), Indian commissioner for Canada's Northwest Territories (1879-1888), Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories (1881-1888), and Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (1892-1897), and probably collected by him between 1879 and 1888; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1917 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Catalog Number:
7/2389
Barcode:
072389.000
See related items:
Plains Cree (Prairie Cree)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws613a54754-7e5c-4e80-a81e-287ab22b8083
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_77545