Blanket

Date created
1900-1910
Culture/People
Highland Kichua
Collector
Arthur Whitcomb Buell, Non-Indian, 1879-1970
Previous owner
Arthur Whitcomb Buell, Non-Indian, 1879-1970
Elizabeth Buell Kennedy (Betty Kennedy/Mrs. Sheldon W. Kennedy), Non-Indian, 1919-1998
Donor
Elizabeth Buell Kennedy (Betty Kennedy/Mrs. Sheldon W. Kennedy), Non-Indian, 1919-1998
Collection History
Collected between 1908 and 1911 by Arthur W. Buell (1879-1970, a mining engineer who worked in Ecuador and the western United States); inherited by his daughter Elizabeth “Betty” Buell Kennedy (Mrs. Sheldon W. Kennedy, 1919-1998); donated to NMAI by Elizabeth Buell Kennedy in 1991 in memory of Arthur Whitcomb Buell.
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Place
Near Riobamba; Riobamba; Riobamba Canton; Chimborazo Province; Ecuador
See related items
Highland Kichua
Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/3593
Barcode
253593.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
Object Name
Blanket
Media/Materials
Wool yarn
Techniques
Woven, braided
Dimensions
188 x 139 x 0.5 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dbad4b80-24ce-4334-977a-cbb1c86974fb
Record ID
NMAI_269521