Culture/People:

Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this

Previous owner:

Bear Tail, Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this

Green Skin, Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this

Collector:

William Wildschut (Willem Wildschut), Non-Indian, 1883-1955  Search this

Seller:

William Wildschut (Willem Wildschut), Non-Indian, 1883-1955  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this

Object Name:

Horse-stealing medicine bundle (Image withheld)

Media/Materials:

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Techniques:

Painted

Object Type:

Ceremonial/Ritual items: Bundles

Indigenous Term:

xapáalia

Place:

Montana; USA

Collection History:

Collected from Bear Tail (Apsáalooke) between 1918 and 1922, who said it had been the property of his grandfather Green Skin, by anthropologist William (Willem) Wildschut (1883-1955); purchased by MAI from William Wildschut in 1922 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.

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Catalog Number:

11/6479

Barcode:

116479.000

See related items:

Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)

Ceremonial/Ritual items: Bundles

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d62fc118-12f4-41e4-a686-05e9748d26ce

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_125494