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Concho/concha and belt buckle

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by Margaretta S. Grider (1868-1962, an Episcopal missionary), probably between 1915 and 1917 when she was posted to the Saint Mìchael's Mission to the Arapaho in Wyoming; transferred at an unknown date to Katherine E. Bull (Mrs. Ludlow Bull, 1892-1984, of New York, New York, and Litchfield, Connecticut); donated to MAI by Mrs. Bull in 1963 in memory of Miss Grider.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Northern Inunaina (Arapaho)
Collector
Margaretta S. Grider (Margaret Sager Grider), Non-Indian, 1868-1962
Previous owner
Margaretta S. Grider (Margaret Sager Grider), Non-Indian, 1868-1962
Katharine E. Bull (Catherine Bull/Mrs. Ludlow Bull), Non-Indian, 1892-1984
Donor
Katharine E. Bull (Catherine Bull/Mrs. Ludlow Bull), Non-Indian, 1892-1984
Honoree
Margaretta S. Grider (Margaret Sager Grider), Non-Indian, 1868-1962
Date created
1880-1920
Object Name
Concho/concha and belt buckle
Media/Materials
German silver ("nickel silver"/copper-nickel alloy)
Techniques
Hammered, stamped, engraved
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
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