About the Artwork
Sinker
no date
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Native american
North american
Stone (probably steatite)
Overall: 1 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 1 1/2 inches (3.8 × 8.3 × 3.8 cm)
Stone and Stonecarving
Indigenous Americas
Gift of Frederick Stearns
99.5B1853
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Provenance
said to be from the collection of Caleb Lyon [1822-1875] (New York State and Idaho Territory, USA). between 1871-1895, purchased by Frederick Stearns (1831-1907
Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1907-present, bequest to the Detroit Museum of Art (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Credit Line for Reproduction
North American, Native American, Sinker, no date, stone (probably steatite). Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Frederick Stearns, 99.5B1853.
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