Object Details
- Collection History
- Formerly owned by William Gardner (Narragansett/adopted Stockbridge Mahican, ca. 1796-ca. 1875); inherited by his son Jeremiah Gardner (Stockbridge Mahican, 1836-1928) and subsequently by Jeremiah Garner's widow, Jeanette Gardner (Wisconsin Oneida, 1830-1936); collected from Mrs. Gardner between 1928 and 1934 by Paul J. Warner (1881-1950, an amateur ethnologist employed at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois); purchased by MAI from Paul Warner in 1934.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Narragansett
- Artist/Maker
- William Gardner, Narragansett/Stockbridge Mahican, ca. 1796-ca. 1875
- Previous owner
- William Gardner, Narragansett/Stockbridge Mahican, ca. 1796-ca. 1875
- Jeremiah Gardner, Stockbridge Mahican, 1836-1928
- Jeanette Gardner (Jeannette Gardner), Oneida [Wisconsin], 1830-1936
- Collector
- Paul J. Warner (Paul John Warner), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
- Seller
- Paul J. Warner (Paul John Warner), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
- Date created
- 1850-1870
- Object Name
- Splint gauge
- Media/Materials
- Wood, metal, metal nails
- Techniques
- Carved, nailed
- Object Type
- Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
