Culture/People:

Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this

Previous owner:

John Jay White, Non-Indian, 1860-1923  Search this

Lender:

John Jay White, Non-Indian, 1860-1923  Search this

Donor:

Grace Hoffman White (Virginia Grace Hoffman/Mrs. John Jay White), Non-Indian, 1862-1937  Search this

Object Name:

Hair ornament

Media/Materials:

Eagle feather/feathers, porcupine quills, hair, dye/dyes

Techniques:

Dyed, quill-wrapped (flat)

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Lame Deer, Northern Cheyenne Reservation; Rosebud County; Montana; USA

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of John Jay White (1860-1923, a New York City banker and collector of Indian objects); lent to MAI by Mr. White in 1921; donated to MAI by his widow, Grace Hoffman White (Virginia Grace Hoffman, 1862-1937), in 1925.

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Catalog Number:

10/4491

Barcode:

104491.000

See related items:

Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6110b776b-a27c-4279-b019-4c660c329ba3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_112726