Object Details
- Collection History
- Said to have been collected circa 1887 by an unnamed doctor; formerly in the collection of Phoenix, Arizona, collectors Lyston S. Black (1889-1966) and his wife Margaret Black (1896-1976); acquired by Native art collector Byron Harvey III (1932-2005) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Byron Harvey III in 1963.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Chemehuevi
- Previous owner
- Lyston S. Black, Non-Indian, 1889-1966
- Margaret Black (Etta M. Black), Non-Indian, 1896-1976
- Byron Harvey, III (Byron Schemerhorn Harvey III), Non-Indian, 1932-2005
- Seller
- Byron Harvey, III (Byron Schemerhorn Harvey III), Non-Indian, 1932-2005
- Object Name
- Basket jar
- Media/Materials
- Willow, devil's claw/martynia
- Techniques
- Coiled
- Object Type
- Containers and Vessels
