Heron clan necklace

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Date created: 1969

Culture/People: Seneca [Cattaraugus]
Artist/Maker: Addie John (Mrs. Leland John, Sr.), Seneca [Cattaraugus]
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB agent: Nancy Engle, Non-Indian
IACB source: Molly Velzy (Molly Henry/Mrs. Claude Velzy), Onondaga, 1909-1989

Collection History: Purchased by Nancy Engle (Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, New York) from Molly Velzy (Onondaga, 1909-1989) on behalf of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board in 1969; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Gowanda; Cattaraugus County; New York; USA

See related items: Seneca [Cattaraugus]; Adornment/Jewelry
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Native New York, Onondaga Lake (Ex10)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/7036
Barcode: 257036.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Heron clan necklace
Media/Materials: Glass bead/beads, wool felt, commercially tanned leather, thread
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, strung
Dimensions: 49.6 x 10.5 x 1 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69d2149fb-63f8-4f18-89d1-b5d6d06a6eaf

Record ID: NMAI_272921