Knife
name: label: Culture/People
content: Plains Apache (Naisha/Kiowa Apache)
label: Previous owner
content: John Quincy Adams Ward, Non-Indian, 1830-1910
label: Previous owner
content: Marion Ward Smith (Mrs. Alexander Small), Non-Indian
label: Lender
content: Marion Ward Smith (Mrs. Alexander Small), Non-Indian
label: Seller
content: Marion Ward Smith (Mrs. Alexander Small), Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of American sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward (1830-1910) and possibly collected by him during travel in the West in 1864; inherited by his granddaughter Marion Ward Smith; lent to MAI by Marion Ward Smith in 1942; purchased by MAI from Marion Ward Smith in 1954.
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: Southern Plains; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Plains Apache (Naisha/Kiowa Apache)
label: See related items
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 20/5300
label: Barcode
content: 205300.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Knife
label: Media/Materials
content: Iron blade, wood, cotton cloth
label: Techniques
content: Hammered, wrapped, tied