Bowl/Dish

Culture/People
Seneca
Artist/Maker
Chief James W. Crow (Jim Crow), Seneca [Cattaraugus], 1862-1947
Previous owner
Chief James W. Crow (Jim Crow), Seneca [Cattaraugus], 1862-1947
Edwin W. Countryman, Non-Indian, 1872-1946
Reuben B. Oldfield, Non-Indian, 1878-1954
Previous seller
Reuben B. Oldfield, Non-Indian, 1878-1954
Previous owner
Thomas J. Watson (Thomas C. Watson), Non-Indian, 1874-1956
IBM Gallery of Arts and Sciences (IBM Gallery of Arts & Sciences)
Donor
IBM Gallery of Arts and Sciences (IBM Gallery of Arts & Sciences)
Collection History
Formerly owned by Chief James W. Crow (Jim Crow, Cattaraugus Seneca, 1862-1947); formerly in the collection of Edwin W. Countryman (1872-1946, a Buffalo, New York, attorney); acquired by Reuben B. Oldfield (1878-1954, a collector of Indian items from Bath, New York) at an unknown date; purchased from Reuben Oldfield by Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956, Chairman and CEO of IBM) in 1947; transferred to the IBM Gallery of Arts and Sciences at an unknown date; donated to MAI by the IBM Gallery of Arts and Sciences in 1960.
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Place
New York; USA
See related items
Seneca
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
23/263
Barcode
230263.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Bowl/Dish
Media/Materials
Elm bark, wood
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6954c643b-425d-4cae-8001-571c76f160d4
Record ID
NMAI_245363