Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dan Frost (1850-1943, proprietor of Stephen A. Frost and Son, a New York City Indian goods company and a collector of beads and Indian artifacts); sold by Mrs. Anna M. Stanley, his long-time nurse and possibly his heir or executrix, through an auction held by Kende Galleries Inc. at Gimbel Brothers (New York City); purchased by MAI at the Kende Galleries auction in 1943 using proceeds from collection sales to Julius Carlebach (1909-1964; Julius Carlebach Gallery, New York).
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Mohawk [Kahnawake]
- Previous owner
- Dan Frost (Daniel H. Frost), Non-Indian, 1850-1943
- Seller
- Anna M. Stanley, Non-Indian, b. 1887
- Auction venue
- Kende Galleries Inc. at Gimbel Brothers
- Presenter/funding source
- Julius Carlebach (Julius Hirsch Carlebach), Non-Indian, 1909-1964
- Object Name
- Box
- Media/Materials
- Wool cloth, cardboard, glass bead/beads, thread
- Techniques
- Sewn, raised beadwork
- Object Type
- Containers and Vessels
