Blanket
name: label: Culture/People
content: Colonial Inka (Inca)
label: Previous owner
content: David Benguiat, Non-Indian, 1866-1951
label: Seller
content: Vitall Benguiat, Non-Indian, ca. 1859-1937
label: Seller
content: Leopold Benguiat, Non-Indian, 1863-1953
label: Auction venue
content: Anderson Galleries, Inc. (Anderson Auction Company), 1887-1934
label: MAI agent
content: Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935
label: Possible owner
content: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
label: Possible owner
content: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
label: Donor
content: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of textile dealer David Benguiat (1866-1951, of London, England); acquired with other items from David Benguiat's collection by his brothers Vitall Benguiat (ca. 1859-1937) and Leopold Benguiat (1863-1953); purchased by MAI staff member Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935) for MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928) in 1924 at an auction of the Benguiat collection held at the Anderson Galleries (New York City); in the collection of James B. Ford or Thea (Mrs. George) Heye between 1924 and 1928; donated to MAI by Thea Heye in 1928.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Highlands; Peru
setName: label: See related items
content: Colonial Inka (Inca)
label: See related items
content: Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 16/324
label: Barcode
content: 160324.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Blanket
label: Media/Materials
content: Vicuña hair yarn
label: Techniques
content: Woven