Culture/People:

Wendat (Huron)  Search this

Previous owner:

Natalie Curtis Burlin, Non-Indian, 1875-1921  Search this

Possible seller:

Paul Burlin, Non-Indian, 1886-1969  Search this

Bridgham Curtis (B. Curtis), Non-Indian, ca. 1877-1952  Search this

Object Name:

Knife sheath

Media/Materials:

Moose hide/skin, wool cloth, moosehair, glass bead/beads, metal cones, dye/dyes

Techniques:

Dyed, embroidered, cut, sewn, strung, tasseled

Object Type:

Personal items

Place:

Québec; Canada (inferred)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of ethnomusicologist Natalie Curtis Burlin (1875-1921); purchased by MAI in 1923, probably from Natalie Curtis Burlin's husband Paul Burlin (1886-1969) or her brother, Bridgham Curtis (ca. 1877-1952).

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Catalog Number:

12/594

Barcode:

120594.000

See related items:

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Personal items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws654ae353d-8945-4574-a16e-d6f9ea0e0fb0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_129852