Jar
name: label: Culture/People
content: Numakiki (Mandan)
label: Possible owner
content: Chief Big Gun, Numakiki (Mandan)
label: Possible collector
content: John S. Murphy, Non-Indian
label: Possible owner
content: Thomas Corwin Donaldson (Thomas C. Donaldson), Non-Indian, 1843-1898
label: Possible owner
content: Thomas Blaine Donaldson (Thomas B. Donaldson), Non-Indian, 1876-1947
label: Previous owner
content: John Wanamaker, Non-Indian, 1838-1922
label: Previous owner
content: Free Museum of Science and Art (University of Pennsylvania Museum) (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)
notes: label: Collection History
content: Said to have been owned by Chief Big Gun (Numakiki) and acquired from him by Indian agent John S. Murphy; acquired by Thomas Blaine Donaldson (1876-1947) or his father Thomas Corwin Donaldson (1843-1898, an attorney and biographer of the artist George Catlin) from John Murphy in 1890 or 1891; acquired by Philadelphia businessman John Wanamaker (1838-1922) at an unknown date; donated to the Free Museum of Science and Art (later the University Museum at the University of Pennsylvania) in 1901 by John Wanamaker; acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the Free Museum in 1908.
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: Fort Berthold, Fort Berthold Reservation; McLean County; North Dakota; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Numakiki (Mandan)
label: See related items
content: Containers and Vessels
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 1/6697
label: Barcode
content: 016697.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Containers and Vessels
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Jar
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Coiled/hand built