Object Details
Culture/People
Niuam (Comanche)
Possible owner
George A. Clark (George Andrew Clark), Non-Indian, 1869-1914
Phebe Eastgate Clark (Phebe Anna Eastgate/Mrs. George A. Clark), Non-Indian, 1871-1942
Previous owner
Helen Eastgate Whitaker (Mrs. Simon P. Whitaker), Non-Indian, 1857-1945
Anna W. Slaughter (Anna Whitaker Slaughter/Mrs. Eugene W. Slaughter), Non-Indian, 1887-1972
Donor
Anna W. Slaughter (Anna Whitaker Slaughter/Mrs. Eugene W. Slaughter), Non-Indian, 1887-1972
Honoree
Helen Eastgate Whitaker (Mrs. Simon P. Whitaker), Non-Indian, 1857-1945
Collection History
Collection history unknown; possibly from the collection of George A. Clark (1869-1914, President of the Tennessee, Kentucky, and Northern Railroad) and his wife Phebe Eastgate Clark (1871-1942); given or transferred to Mrs. Clark's sister Helen Eastgate Whitaker (Mrs. Simon P. Whitaker, 1857-1945) of Orange County, New York; inherited by Mrs. Whitaker's daughter Anna Whitaker Slaughter (Mrs. Eugene W. Slaughter, 1887-1972); donated to MAI by Mrs. Slaughter in 1970 in memory of Helen Eastgate Whitaker.
Contact Us
Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
Catalog Number
24/3948
Barcode
243948.000
Object Type
Personal items
Object Name
Dance club
Media/Materials
Wood, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, thread
Techniques
Bead-wrapped
Place
San Antonio; Bexar County; Texas; USA
See related items
Niuam (Comanche)
Personal items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_259745