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probably Minnesota Chippewa [Red Lake, Minnesota] (attributed)
Collector
W. Hamon Barker (William Hamon Barker), Non-Indian, 1898-1941
Previous owner
Nellie Rebecca Barker (Mrs. Brent L. Barker), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Donor
Ama Barker Bailey (Ama B. Bailey/Mrs. Edward K. Bailey), Non-Indian, 1895-1978
Ruth Barker Conrad (Mrs. Verne L. Conrad), Non-Indian, 1909-1999
Lois Barker Leary, Non-Indian, 1905-1977
Honoree
W. Hamon Barker (William Hamon Barker), Non-Indian, 1898-1941
Collection History
Collected by W. Hamon Barker (1898-1941) in 1919 or 1920 when he worked as a clerk at the US Indian agency at Red Lake, Minnesota; kept for the Barker family by his aunt Nellie Rebecca Barker (Mrs. Brent L. Barker, 1882-1971); donated to MAI in 1971 by Hamon Barker’s sister Ama Barker Bailey (Mrs. Edward K. Bailey, 1895-1978) and his cousins Ruth Barker Conrad (Mrs. Verne L. Conrad, 1909-1999) and Lois Barker Leary (1905-1977) in memory of W. Hamon Barker.
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