Bit (part of bridle)

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Date created: circa 1910

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Collector: Mary Jane Colter (Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter), Non-Indian, 1869-1958
Previous owner: Katherine Harvey, Non-Indian, 1892-1962
Seller: Byron Harvey, III (Byron Schemerhorn Harvey III), Non-Indian, 1932-2005

Collection History: Purchased in 1911 by Mary Jane Colter (1869-1958, an architect and designer for the Fred Harvey Company); given to Katherine Harvey at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Native art collector Byron Harvey III (1932-2005) in 1964.
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Place: Arizona; USA

See related items: Diné (Navajo); Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/3840
Barcode: 233840.000

Object Type: Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry

Object Name: Bit (part of bridle)
Media/Materials: Silver, turquoise
Techniques: Hammered, stamped, incised
Dimensions: 21.5 x 12.3 x 10 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63abc2218-53d3-4ac6-9adf-00df6225ed49

Record ID: NMAI_248737