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General Adolphus Washington Greeley (General A. W. Greeley), Non-Indian, 1844-1935
Previous seller
(unknown first name) Rose, Non-Indian
Previous owner
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Seller
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Presenter/funding source
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Collection History
Possibly collected between 1881 and 1884 by members of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, led by Adolphus W. Greeley (1844-1935); acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") in 1912 from an individual named “Rose”; purchased by MAI from W.O. Oldman in 1916 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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