Wallpocket

Culture/People
Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)
Possible collector
Joseph Kossuth Dixon (Joseph K. Dixon), Non-Indian, 1856-1926
Previous owner
Joseph Kossuth Dixon (Joseph K. Dixon), Non-Indian, 1856-1926
Edith R. Dixon (Edith Sloane Reid/Mrs. Joseph Kossuth Dixon), Non-Indian, 1891-1969
Seller
Edith R. Dixon (Edith Sloane Reid/Mrs. Joseph Kossuth Dixon), Non-Indian, 1891-1969
Collection History
Probably collected between 1909 and 1913 by Joseph Kossuth Dixon (1856-1926, a photographer and filmmaker) during his work on the "Wanamaker Expedition of Citizenship," which was sponsored by Rodman Wanamaker (1863-1928, of the Wanamaker department stores) to present American flags to 189 tribes and emphasize the importance of Native citizenship; purchased by MAI from Joseph Dixon's widow, Edith R. Dixon (1891-1969), in 1927.
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Place
Idaho; USA (inferred)
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Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
15/4746
Barcode
154746.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Wallpocket
Media/Materials
Dogbane fiber, silk ribbon, dye/dyes, cornhusk
Techniques
Dyed, twined, false-embroidered, sewn
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62728e056-8ec1-4e8c-8b35-4d493848ae76
Record ID
NMAI_166046