Invitation/message sticks
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Mewuk (Miwok) (attributed)
label: Seller
content: Thyra Maxwell, Non-Indian, 1903-1972
label: Previous owner
content: Thyra Maxwell, Non-Indian, 1903-1972
label: Previous owner
content: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
label: Collector
content: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
label: Previous owner
content: Captain Eaph (Ephy/Eph Cummings), Mewuk (Miwok), b. ca. 1848
notes: label: Collection History
content: Formerly owned by Captain Eaph (Ephy/Eph Cummings, Mewuk, b. ca. 1848); collected from him at an unknown date by Grace Nicholson (1877-1948, a California basket collector and dealer); inherited by Grace Nicholson's assistant Thyra Maxwell (1903-1972); purchased by MAI from Thyra Maxwell in 1968.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Central California; California; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Mewuk (Miwok)
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/6965
label: Barcode
content: 246965.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Invitation/message sticks
label: Media/Materials
content: Cordage
label: Techniques
content: Knotted