Crupper
name: label: Culture/People
content: Ute; collected from the Diné (Navajo)
label: Collector
content: Major John Wesley Powell (J.W. Powell), Non-Indian, 1834-1902
label: Previous owner
content: Thomas Corwin Donaldson (Thomas C. Donaldson), Non-Indian, 1843-1898
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 collected in 1878 by Major John Wesley W. Powell (1834-1902, head of the US Geological Survey and the Smithsonian's Bureau of Ethnology); acquired by Thomas Corwin Donaldson (1843-1898) at an unknown date; 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) circa 1900 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: New Mexico; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Ute
label: See related items
content: Diné (Navajo)
label: See related items
content: Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 1/6679
label: Barcode
content: 016679.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Crupper
label: Media/Materials
content: Hide, wool cloth, glass bead/beads, paint, hide thong/babiche
label: Techniques
content: Sewn, appliquéd, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, overlay beadwork, fringed
label: Dimensions
content: 72.00 x 41.00 x 50.00 cm