Canteen

Date created
circa 1875
Culture/People
probably Acoma Pueblo; possibly collected at Zia Pueblo (attributed)
Collector
Captain John Gregory Bourke, Non-Indian, 1846-1896
Previous owner
Captain John Gregory Bourke, Non-Indian, 1846-1896
Mary Horbach Bourke (Mary F. Bourke/Mrs. John G. Bourke), Non-Indian, 1861-1927
Anna Bourke Richardson (Mrs. Alexander H. Richardson/Mrs. A. H. Richardson), Non-Indian, 1887-1976
Pauline Bourke Maish (Pauline B. Bourke Todd/Mrs. Alexander W. Maish), Non-Indian, 1891-1981
Donor
Anna Bourke Richardson (Mrs. Alexander H. Richardson/Mrs. A. H. Richardson), Non-Indian, 1887-1976
Pauline Bourke Maish (Pauline B. Bourke Todd/Mrs. Alexander W. Maish), Non-Indian, 1891-1981
Collection History
Collected between 1869 and 1887 by Captain John Gregory Bourke (1846-1896) during military tours in the Southwest; lent to the US National Museum (later the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History) by Captain Bourke in 1891 and part of the collection there until the death of his widow, Mary Horbach Bourke (1861-1927); inherited by the Bourkes' daughters, Anna Bourke Richardson (1887-1976) and Pauline Bourke Maish (1891-1981); donated to MAI by Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. Maish in 1928.
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Place
Acoma Pueblo, Acoma Reservation; Cibola County; New Mexico; USA (inferred)
See related items
Acoma Pueblo
Zia Pueblo
Food/Beverage Serving
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
16/1513
Barcode
161513.000
Object Type
Food/Beverage Serving
Object Name
Canteen
Media/Materials
Pottery, paint
Techniques
Coiled/hand built, modeled, painted
Dimensions
24 x 21 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b165185f-697b-4ac5-b635-f9054f1a2377
Record ID
NMAI_173148