Carving

Culture/People
Sioux
Previous owner
Edwin W. Countryman, Non-Indian, 1872-1946
Reuben B. Oldfield, Non-Indian, 1878-1954
Previous seller
Reuben B. Oldfield, Non-Indian, 1878-1954
Previous owner
Thomas J. Watson (Thomas C. Watson), Non-Indian, 1874-1956
IBM Gallery of Arts and Sciences (IBM Gallery of Arts & Sciences)
Donor
IBM Gallery of Arts and Sciences (IBM Gallery of Arts & Sciences)
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Edwin W. Countryman (1872-1946, a Buffalo, New York, attorney); acquired by Reuben B. Oldfield (1878-1954, a collector of Indian items from Bath, New York) at an unknown date; purchased from Reuben Oldfield by Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956, Chairman and CEO of IBM) in 1947; transferred to the IBM Gallery of Arts and Sciences at an unknown date; donated to MAI by the IBM Gallery of Arts and Sciences in 1960.
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Place
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
See related items
Sioux
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
23/284
Barcode
230284.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Carving
Media/Materials
Catlinite/pipestone
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a020a432-5d9d-47b8-8b5d-f6b5bd9f4858
Record ID
NMAI_245408