Bottle with herring and leaf designs

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Date created: 1930-1940

Culture/People: Nanticoke
Artist/Maker: Oscar W. Wright, Nanticoke, 1889-1983
Collector: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Previous owner: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Seller: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950

Collection History: Collected between 1935 and 1940 by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950); purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1949.
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Place: Indian River; Sussex County; Delaware; USA

See related items: Nanticoke; Nanticoke; Containers and Vessels
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Return to a Native Place

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/2681
Barcode: 212681.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Bottle with herring and leaf designs
Media/Materials: Gourd, wood, corn cob, paint
Techniques: Painted
Dimensions: 27 x 18 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws633d56f63-4a4c-4283-a97a-fc4ef4966e05

Record ID: NMAI_226694