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name: label: Culture/People
content: Moapa Paiute
label: Possible collector
content: Helen J. Stewart (Helen Jane Wiser), Non-Indian, 1854-1926
label: Previous owner
content: Helen J. Stewart (Helen Jane Wiser), Non-Indian, 1854-1926
label: Previous owner
content: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
label: Seller
content: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
notes: label: Collection History
content: Formerly in the collection of Mrs. Helen J. Stewart (1854-1926, a rancher and important figure in the early history of Las Vegas, Nevada) and possibly collected by her; purchased by the Fred Harvey Company (Indian arts dealers in the Southwest) at an auction of Mrs. Stewart’s collection in 1927; purchased by MAI from the Fred Harvey Company in 1929.
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: Nevada; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Moapa Paiute
label: See related items
content: Containers and Vessels
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 16/3991
label: Barcode
content: 163991.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Containers and Vessels
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Basket
label: Media/Materials
content: Willow, devil's claw/martynia
label: Techniques
content: Coiled