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Old Time Indian Method of Grinding Corn

Object Details

Collection History
Formerly in the collection of Native art collector Byron Harvey III (1932-2005); purchased by MAI from Byron Harvey in 1963.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Ottawa [Oklahoma]
Artist/Maker
Bronson Edwards (Wilbur Bronson Edwards), Ottawa [Oklahoma], 1910-1973
Previous owner
Byron Harvey, III (Byron Schemerhorn Harvey III), Non-Indian, 1932-2005
Seller
Byron Harvey, III (Byron Schemerhorn Harvey III), Non-Indian, 1932-2005
Date created
1955
Title
Old Time Indian Method of Grinding Corn
Object Name
Painting
Media/Materials
Paperboard, gouache/opaque watercolors
Techniques
Painted
Dimensions
23 x 30.5 cm
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print
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