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Roger Ernesti (Roger 'Swaps' Ernesti), Non-Indian, 1914-2008
IACB source
Roger Ernesti (Roger 'Swaps' Ernesti), Non-Indian, 1914-2008
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
Collection History
Probably acquired from the artist by Roger Ernesti (1914-2008, owner of Roger's Swap Shop in Wapato, Washington); purchased from Mr. Ernesti by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives in 1965; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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