Fan

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Date created: circa 1890

Culture/People: Minnesota Chippewa [Leech Lake, Minnesota]
Seller: Grace E. Allen (Grace Elizabeth Allen), Non-Indian, 1886-1985
Previous owner: Grace E. Allen (Grace Elizabeth Allen), Non-Indian, 1886-1985; Brigadier General Charles Julius Allen, Non-Indian, 1840-1915; Elizabeth Walbridge Cleveland Allen (Mrs. Charles Julius Allen), Non-Indian, 1847-1929
Collector: Brigadier General Charles Julius Allen, Non-Indian, 1840-1915; Elizabeth Walbridge Cleveland Allen (Mrs. Charles Julius Allen), Non-Indian, 1847-1929

Collection History: Collected by Brigadier General Charles Julius Allen (1840-1915, Army Corps of Engineers) or his wife Elizabeth Walbridge Cleveland Allen (1847-1929) when the family lived in St. Paul, Minnesota, from the late 1870s until about 1900; inherited by the Allens' daughter Grace Elizabeth Allen (1886-1985); purchased by MAI from Miss Allen in 1937.
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Place: Lake Winnibigoshish; Leech Lake Reservation; Cass County, Itasca County; Minnesota; USA

See related items: Minnesota Chippewa [Leech Lake, Minnesota]; Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/6457
Barcode: 196457.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Fan
Media/Materials: Birchbark, wool yarn
Techniques: Folded, stitched, embroidered
Dimensions: 33 x 21.3 x 1.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f44bcefd-ebbd-497a-b3d3-0bcbe2403603

Record ID: NMAI_210015