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Culture/People:
Seneca [Allegany]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Ezra L. Jacobs (Ezra Louis Jacobs), Seneca [Allegany], 1877-1952  Search this
Previous owner:
Ezra L. Jacobs (Ezra Louis Jacobs), Seneca [Allegany], 1877-1952  Search this
Collector:
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this
Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this
Object Name:
Snowsnake
Media/Materials:
Wood, paint
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Dimensions:
246.50 x 2.00 x 1.80 cm
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling
Place:
Cornplanter Reservation; Warren County; Pennsylvania; USA
Date created:
circa 1920
Collection History:
Collected from the artist in 1939 by George Gustav Heye and his long-time friend Joseph Keppler, Jr. (1872-1956).
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Catalog Number:
8/7838
Barcode:
087838.000
See related items:
Seneca [Allegany]
Games, Toys, Gambling
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, As We Grow: Traditions, Toys, & Games
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bea633a9-74ee-41d4-9570-3ea38f04e53e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_94830