Collector:

Mrs Matilda C. Stevenson  Search this

Donor Name:

Bureau Of American Ethnology  Search this

Culture:

Zuni (A:shiwi)  Search this

Object Type:

Yarn

Place:

Zuni, Zuni Reservation / Mckinley County, New Mexico, United States, North America

Accession Date:

27 Jan 1905

Notes:

UNWRAPPED 12-3-85 FROM BOX MARKED "YARN, PROPERTY OF BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY, 1333 F ST. N.W.; ALL BUT 2 RETURNED; JUNE 9, 1905."

See pp. 297 - 304 in Matilda Coxe Stevenson, Richard V. N. Ahlstrom & Nancy J. Parezo (1987) Dress and Adornment of the Pueblo Indians, KIVA, 52:4, 275-312, DOI:10.1080/00231940.1987.11758079. Available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00231940.1987.11758079 . Stevenson talks about arranging in 1904 to have wool dyed in her presence by Zuni people and describes the process.

Record Last Modified:

3 Mar 2024

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

043829

USNM Number:

E234607-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b9088ca1-24f6-4632-95cc-837bb15efa5b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8367947