Waterbird textile sample

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Date created: 1948-1952

Culture/People: Kiowa
Artist/Maker: Al Momaday (Alfred Morris Momaday/Haun Toa [War Lance]), Kiowa, 1913-1981 and Scottdale Textile Mills (Scottdale Cotton Mill), 1901-1982
Commissioner: Scottdale Textile Mills (Scottdale Cotton Mill), 1901-1982
Previous owner: Scottdale Textile Mills (Scottdale Cotton Mill), 1901-1982; Theodore Stone (Ted Stone/Theodore Nathaniel Silberstein), Non-Indian, 1917-2000
Donor: Theodore Stone (Ted Stone/Theodore Nathaniel Silberstein), Non-Indian, 1917-2000

Collection History: Made using a textile design commissioned from the artist by Scottdale Textile Mills (Scottdale, Georgia) between 1948 and 1952; formerly in the collection of Scottdale Mills; acquired by Theodore (Ted) Stone (Theodore Nathaniel Silberstein, 1917-2000) in the early 1980s when the Mills closed; donated to NMAI by Mr. Stone in 1993.
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Place: Scottdale; De Kalb County; Georgia; USA

See related items: Kiowa; Materials: Prepared

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/4124
Barcode: 254124.000

Object Type: Materials: Prepared

Object Name: Waterbird textile sample
Media/Materials: Cotton cloth, ink
Techniques: Silkscreen printed
Dimensions: 96.5 x 40.5 x 0.3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67bf8aed6-0f3d-4013-9b64-a4e20e10fbd4

Record ID: NMAI_269743