Buckskin gloves. "Worn by General Canby when murdered by Captain Jack at a peace conference."
Donor:
R. W. Hanna
Collection place:
Modoc County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Modoc
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Collector:
Charles Shock, Daniel Ream, and Henry Shock
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Gloves
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1929
Department:
Nonnative California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
Remarks: "Worn by General Canby when murdered by Captain Jack at a peace conference." Captain Jack was the recognized Modoc Chief from the time prior to the coming of the white man.
Loans:
S1978-1979 #62: Presidio Army Museum (April 23, 1979–March 5, 1980) and S1980-1981 #8: Presidio Army Museum (July 31, 1980–January 8, 1985)