Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by Worth G. Ross (1854-1916, of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service), probably between about 1890 to 1905; inherited by his widow Abby Gibbs Wood Ross (1855-1927); purchased by George Heye/MAI from Abby Gibbs Wood Ross in 1916.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
- Collector
- Worth G. Ross (W. G. Ross/Worth Gwynn Ross), Non-Indian, 1854-1916
- Previous owner
- Worth G. Ross (W. G. Ross/Worth Gwynn Ross), Non-Indian, 1854-1916
- Abby G.W. Ross (Abby Gibbs Wood Ross/Mrs. Worth G. Ross), Non-Indian, 1855-1927
- Seller
- Abby G.W. Ross (Abby Gibbs Wood Ross/Mrs. Worth G. Ross), Non-Indian, 1855-1927
- Object Name
- Mat needle
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Object Type
- Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
