Minnesota Chippewa [Leech Lake, Minnesota] Search this
Seller:
Grace E. Allen (Grace Elizabeth Allen), Non-Indian, 1886-1985 Search this
Previous owner:
Grace E. Allen (Grace Elizabeth Allen), Non-Indian, 1886-1985 Search this
Brigadier General Charles Julius Allen, Non-Indian, 1840-1915 Search this
Elizabeth Walbridge Cleveland Allen (Mrs. Charles Julius Allen), Non-Indian, 1847-1929 Search this
Collector:
Brigadier General Charles Julius Allen, Non-Indian, 1840-1915 Search this
Elizabeth Walbridge Cleveland Allen (Mrs. Charles Julius Allen), Non-Indian, 1847-1929 Search this
Object Name:
Fan
Media/Materials:
Birchbark, wool yarn
Techniques:
Folded, stitched, embroidered
Dimensions:
33 x 21.3 x 1.5 cm
Object Type:
Personal items
Place:
Lake Winnibigoshish; Leech Lake Reservation; Cass County, Itasca County; Minnesota; USA
Date created:
circa 1890
Collection History:
Collected by Brigadier General Charles Julius Allen (1840-1915, Army Corps of Engineers) or his wife Elizabeth Walbridge Cleveland Allen (1847-1929) when the family lived in St. Paul, Minnesota, from the late 1870s until about 1900; inherited by the Allens' daughter Grace Elizabeth Allen (1886-1985); purchased by MAI from Miss Allen in 1937.
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