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Culture/People:
possibly Mescalero Apache (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
William M. Fitzhugh (William MacPherson Fitzhugh), Non-Indian, 1853-1929  Search this
Seller:
Estate of William M. Fitzhugh  Search this
Object Name:
Basket baby-carrier
Media/Materials:
Hide, wood, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, twine/string, paint
Techniques:
Bent, sewn, overlay beadwork, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, painted
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Place:
Arizona; USA
Date created:
1880-1910
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William M. Fitzhugh (1853-1929, a San Francisco collector); purchased by MAI from the estate of William M. Fitzhugh in 1936.
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Catalog Number:
19/3248
Barcode:
193248.000
See related items:
Mescalero Apache
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67946ef52-c853-4954-8281-6cc4c2d77286
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_206618