eHumanity: free portal for digital native-american cultural items

Advanced Search

Image Only

Search for    from   in   during 




 
Showing search results(3 of 14267)

Earrings  (Adornment/Jewelry)  "circa 1790"

Courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian



More Information

Time Period:

1785-1795

Materials:

Silver, silver bead/beads, metal wire

Techniques:

Cut, cutout, folded, bent, soldered

Dimensions:

12 x 9 cm

Cultures:

American Indians, Great Lakes, Native Americans, Non-Indian, North America, Woodlands

Site Name:

Michilimackinac, Fort Miami

County:

Cheboygan County, Saint Joseph County

State:

Michigan

Country:

USA

Collection History:

Collected between 1790 and 1795 by Major Andrew Foster (1768-1806, British Army officer) at Fort Miami or Fort Michilimackinac; inherited by his family; transferred to George Terasaki (New York art dealer) at an unknown date; acquired by MAI through an exchange with Terasaki in 1966.

Source ID:

NMAI_257688

Catalog Number:

24/2022

Album Name:

Comments / Posts

Please login to ehumanity to comment/reply/report abuse