Culture/People:

Diné (Navajo)  Search this

Previous owner:

Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (Louis H. Brittin/L.H. Brittin), Non-Indian, 1877-1952  Search this

Seller:

Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (Louis H. Brittin/L.H. Brittin), Non-Indian, 1877-1952  Search this

Object Name:

Weaving comb

Media/Materials:

Wood, wool yarn

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Weaving tools/equipment

Place:

Arizona or New Mexico; USA (inferred)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (1877-1952, a noted collector of books and Indian arts and founder of Northwest Airlines); purchased by George Heye from L.H. Brittin in 1906.

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Catalog Number:

8703

Barcode:

008703.000

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Weaving tools/equipment

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws643b6b61b-4a67-449c-b38a-4f27206419ee

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_8918