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Clinton Neal Cotton (C.N. Cotton), Non-Indian, 1859-1936
Possible owner
Bruce T. Ellis, Non-Indian, 1903-1985
Previous owner
Byron Harvey, III (Byron Schemerhorn Harvey III), Non-Indian, 1932-2005
Seller
Byron Harvey, III (Byron Schemerhorn Harvey III), Non-Indian, 1932-2005
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Indian trader Clinton Neal Cotton (C.N. Cotton, 1859-1936); acquired by Native art collector Byron Harvey III (1932-2005) at an unknown date, possibly from Bruce T. Ellis (1903-1985, curator of collections at the Museum of New Mexico); purchased by MAI from Byron Harvey III in 1959.
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