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First Drummers

American Indian Museum

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Object Details

Culture/People

Anishinaabe [Manitoulin Island, Ontario]

Artist/Maker

John Laford (John LaFord), Anishinaabe [Manitoulin Island, Ontario], b. 1954

Donor

R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007

Previous owner

R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007

Collection History

Formerly in the collection of R.E. Mansfield (1937-2007); donated to NMAI by R.E. Mansfield in 2006.

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Date created

1997

Catalog Number

26/5754

Barcode

265754.000

Object Type

Painting/Drawing/Print

Title

First Drummers

Object Name

Print

Media/Materials

Paper, ink

Techniques

Silkscreen printed

Dimensions

14 x 20.5 cm

Place

Manitoulin Island (Grand Manitou Island); Manitoulin District; Ontario; Canada

Archipelago

Great Lakes Islands

Island Name

Manitoulin Island

Island Grouping

Lake Huron Islands

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Anishinaabe [Manitoulin Island, Ontario]
Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62058b975-b109-4ea0-bd22-4957688f70e7

Record ID

NMAI_281981

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