Very Early Hopi Miniature Canteen

  
Antique American Indian Art, llc. Very Early Hopi Miniature Canteen. Size: 4"H x 3"D. Provenance of JN Butler Collection. The Janet Nelson Butler Collection was developed by her great-uncle Edward William E.

The Wikipedia page on E. Nelson states that he was an American naturalist and ethnologist. However, he developed tuberculosis and relocated to the American Southwest in 1890. His studies ranged from Death Valley to Mexico.

Nelson never married and had no children. Upon his death, his collections passed to R. Leiland Nelson, the only child of his only sibling. Upon the death of R. Leiland Nelson's wife, their sole surviving child Janet Nelson Butler received the collection.

Janet Nelson Butler passed away in 2022 and had no children. We are confident that you will be pleased with the value, service and peace-of-mind that our gallery can offer you.

We will be adding lots of quality Antique American Indian Art over the next few months.