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Dance club

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  • Dance club

    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.

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    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

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f04c1a87-27ca-466c-b637-9ac586259e22

    Record ID

    NMAI_259745
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