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Cornbread Dance

Object Details

Collection History
Commissioned in 1910 from the artist by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Absentee Shawnee [Shawnee, Oklahoma-Pottawatomie County]
Artist/Maker
Earnest L. Spybuck (Ernest Spybuck/Mahthela), Absentee Shawnee [Shawnee, Oklahoma-Pottawatomie County], 1883-1949
Commissioner
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Collector
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Date created
1910
Title
Cornbread Dance
Object Name
Painting
Media/Materials
Paper, graphite, watercolor
Techniques
Drawn, painted
Dimensions
63.3 x 50.5 cm
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print
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