Chief Crazy Head, Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke), b. ca. 1837 Search this
Crazy Head, Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke) Search this
Knows his Coups (He Knows his Coups), Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke) Search this
Collector:
William Wildschut (Willem Wildschut), Non-Indian, 1883-1955 Search this
Object Name:
Shield and cover (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Buffalo hide/skin, deerhide/deerskin
Techniques:
Stitched
Dimensions:
58 x 56 x 13 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
Indigenous Term:
binnaaché
Place:
Montana; USA
Collection History:
Formerly owned by Hump (Apsáalooke); transferred by him to Two Face (Apsáalooke); subsequently transferred to Crazy Head (Apsáalooke) and then to his son of the same name; acquired by Knows His Coups (Apsáalooke, a son of Crazy Head) after 1907; collected from Knows His Coups in 1923 by anthropologist William (Willem) Wildschut (1883-1955) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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