Ritual offering (Image withheld)
name: label: Culture/People
content: Diné (Navajo)
label: Collector
content: Dr. Washington Matthews, Non-Indian, 1843-1905
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Washington Matthews, Non-Indian, 1843-1905
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Dr. Washington Matthews (1843-1905, a US Army surgeon and ethnographer), probably between 1880 and 1894 when he was stationed at Fort Wingate, New Mexico; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1916 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: New Mexico; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Diné (Navajo)
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 5/1558
label: Barcode
content: 051558.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ritual offering (Image withheld)
label: Media/Materials
content: Sumac, yucca fiber, wool yarn
label: Techniques
content: Carved, wrapped