Thumb protector
name: label: Culture/People
content: Yurok
label: Collector
content: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
label: Previous owner
content: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
label: Seller
content: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Grace Nicholson (1877-1948, a California basket collector and dealer) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI in 1923 from Grace Nicholson using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Northern California; California; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Yurok
label: See related items
content: Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 12/2863
label: Barcode
content: 122863.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Thumb protector
label: Media/Materials
content: Mussel shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Perforated