Ruler

Date created
1880-1900
Culture/People
Minnesota Chippewa [Leech Lake, Minnesota]
Seller
Grace E. Allen (Grace Elizabeth Allen), Non-Indian, 1886-1985
Previous owner
Grace E. Allen (Grace Elizabeth Allen), Non-Indian, 1886-1985
Brigadier General Charles Julius Allen, Non-Indian, 1840-1915
Elizabeth Walbridge Cleveland Allen (Mrs. Charles Julius Allen), Non-Indian, 1847-1929
Collector
Brigadier General Charles Julius Allen, Non-Indian, 1840-1915
Elizabeth Walbridge Cleveland Allen (Mrs. Charles Julius Allen), Non-Indian, 1847-1929
Collection History
Collected by Brigadier General Charles Julius Allen (1840-1915, Army Corps of Engineers) or his wife Elizabeth Walbridge Cleveland Allen (1847-1929) when the family lived in St. Paul, Minnesota, from the late 1870s until about 1900; inherited by the Allens' daughter Grace Elizabeth Allen (1886-1985); purchased by MAI from Miss Allen in 1937.
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Place
Lake Winnibigoshish; Leech Lake Reservation; Cass County, Itasca County; Minnesota; USA
See related items
Minnesota Chippewa [Leech Lake, Minnesota]
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
19/6463
Barcode
196463.000
Object Type
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Object Name
Ruler
Media/Materials
Catlinite/pipestone
Techniques
Carved, incised, drilled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66715ce91-30d3-40f6-a293-e9f21483915b
Record ID
NMAI_210021