Burden strap/Tumpline

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Culture/People: Hopi Pueblo
Collector: Frederick W. Volz (Frederick William Volz), Non-Indian, 1856-1913
Previous owner: Frederick W. Volz (Frederick William Volz), Non-Indian, 1856-1913; Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
Seller: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966

Collection History: Collected by Frederick W. Volz (1856-1913, a trading post owner at Canyon Diablo and Oraibi, Arizona) at an unknown date; purchased by the Fred Harvey Company (Indian arts dealers in the Southwest) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from the Fred Harvey Company in 1919.
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Place: Orayvi (Oraibi), Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA

See related items: Hopi Pueblo; Transportation Items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/500
Barcode: 090500.000

Object Type: Transportation Items

Object Name: Burden strap/Tumpline
Media/Materials: Buffalo hide/skin, wool yarn
Techniques: Woven

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws621abc4a9-9b3f-43bf-81a2-ce3321fd5463

Record ID: NMAI_97528