Quirt Item Number: 89.52.43 from the Portland Art Museum
Collection History Provenance
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
Item History
- Made by Nez Perce artist during 1855
What
- Name
- Quirt
- Identification Number
- 89.52.43
- Type of Item
- quirt
- Material
- wood, metal tack, wool trade cloth, glass bead, shell and leather
- Overall
- height 44.5 in, width 2.0 in
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish and Nez Perce
- Creator
- Nez Perce artist
Where
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
- Made in
- “Plateau” ?
When
- Creation Date
- during 1855
Other
- Categories
- Plateau; Animal Equipment