Firebag
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably East or Woods Cree (attributed)
label: Possible owner
content: Major Daniel Hughes, Non-Indian, 1774-1854
label: Previous owner
content: Family of White, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Benjamin D. Palmer (Benjamin Duvall Palmer), Non-Indian, 1909-1992
label: Previous owner
content: Rudolf G. Wunderlich, Non-Indian, 1920-2004
label: Donor
content: Rudolf G. Wunderlich, Non-Indian, 1920-2004
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; possibly from the collection of Major Daniel Hughes (1774-1854), who served in the War of 1812; said to have been passed down in the Rodgers family of Maryland; acquired by Benjamin Duvall Palmer (1909-1992, a Maryland collector of antique firearms and Americana) by 1956; acquired at an unknown date by Rudolf G. Wunderlich (1920-2004, a well-known dealer in Western art); donated to MAI by Rudolf Wunderlich in 1969.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Coweta County; Georgia; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: East or Woods Cree
label: See related items
content: Bags/Pouches (and parts)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/2401
label: Barcode
content: 242401.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Bags/Pouches (and parts)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Firebag
label: Media/Materials
content: Wool cloth, ribbon, glass bead/beads, metal items
label: Techniques
content: Sewn, loom beadwork, appliquéd, overlay beadwork, strung