Ornament

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Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Collector: Captain John Gregory Bourke, Non-Indian, 1846-1896
Previous owner: Captain John Gregory Bourke, Non-Indian, 1846-1896; Mary Horbach Bourke (Mary F. Bourke/Mrs. John G. Bourke), Non-Indian, 1861-1927; Anna Bourke Richardson (Mrs. Alexander H. Richardson/Mrs. A. H. Richardson), Non-Indian, 1887-1976; Pauline Bourke Maish (Pauline B. Bourke Todd/Mrs. Alexander W. Maish), Non-Indian, 1891-1981
Donor: Anna Bourke Richardson (Mrs. Alexander H. Richardson/Mrs. A. H. Richardson), Non-Indian, 1887-1976; Pauline Bourke Maish (Pauline B. Bourke Todd/Mrs. Alexander W. Maish), Non-Indian, 1891-1981

Collection History: Collected between 1869 and 1887 by Captain John Gregory Bourke (1846-1896) during military tours in the Southwest; lent to the US National Museum (later the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History) by Captain Bourke in 1891 and part of the collection there until the death of his widow, Mary Horbach Bourke (1861-1927); inherited by the Bourkes' daughters, Anna Bourke Richardson (1887-1976) and Pauline Bourke Maish (1891-1981); donated to MAI by Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. Maish in 1928.
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Place: New Mexico; USA

See related items: Diné (Navajo); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/1353
Barcode: 161353.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Ornament
Media/Materials: Silver button/buttons, hide
Techniques: Cast

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e134b603-33b6-4f67-99a3-98051bc4d57b

Record ID: NMAI_173034