Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of artist J. Francis Murphy (1853-1921); inherited by his wife Ada Clifford Murphy (1859-1849); donated to MAI by Mrs. Murphy in 1923.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Non-Indian (archaeological); possibly used by the Lenape (Delaware)
- Previous owner
- J. Francis Murphy (John Francis Murphy), Non-Indian, 1853-1921
- Ada Clifford Murphy (Mrs. J. Francis Murphy), Non-Indian, 1859-1849
- Donor
- Ada Clifford Murphy (Mrs. J. Francis Murphy), Non-Indian, 1859-1849
- Date created
- probably AD 1575–1650
- Object Name
- Worked metal
- Media/Materials
- Brass
- Techniques
- Hammered
- Object Type
- Materials: Waste
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