Pelicans Eating Sardines

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Date created: 1932

Culture/People: Comcaac (Seri)
Artist/Maker: Santo Blanco, Comcaac (Seri)
Collector: Dane Coolidge, Non-Indian, 1973-1940; Mary Roberts Coolidge (Mary Elizabeth Roberts), Non-Indian, 1860-1945
Previous owner: Dane Coolidge, Non-Indian, 1973-1940; Mary Roberts Coolidge (Mary Elizabeth Roberts), Non-Indian, 1860-1945
Seller: Mary Roberts Coolidge (Mary Elizabeth Roberts), Non-Indian, 1860-1945

Collection History: Collected in 1932 by Dane Coolidge (1873-1940, a naturalist and novelist who studied the Seri in the 1930s) and his wife, sociologist Mary Roberts Coolidge (1861-1945); purchased by MAI from Mary Roberts Coolidge in 1940.
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Place: Bahía de Kino (Kino Bay); Hermosillo Municipality; Sonora State; Mexico

See related items: Comcaac (Seri); Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/3399
Barcode: 203399.000

Object Type: Painting/Drawing/Print

Title: Pelicans Eating Sardines
Object Name: Drawing
Media/Materials: Paper, ink
Techniques: Drawn
Dimensions: 21.5 x 27.9 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61bb142bb-6264-4649-a4ea-4c1636a536ce

Record ID: NMAI_217229