Feather/Feathers (Image withheld)

Culture/People
Diné (Navajo)
Collector
Dr. Washington Matthews, Non-Indian, 1843-1905
Previous owner
Dr. Washington Matthews, Non-Indian, 1843-1905
Presenter/funding source
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Collection History
Collected by Dr. Washington Matthews (1843-1905, a US Army surgeon and ethnographer), probably between 1880 and 1894 when he was stationed at Fort Wingate, New Mexico; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1916 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place
New Mexico; USA
See related items
Diné (Navajo)
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
5/1543
Barcode
051543.000
Object Type
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Object Name
Feather/Feathers (Image withheld)
Media/Materials
Eagle feather/feathers
Techniques
Unmodified
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c902f213-9d3d-4316-946c-0dbd8dc97bc3
Record ID
NMAI_55597