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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