Culture/People:

Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this

Collector:

General Nelson A. Miles (Nelson Appleton Miles), Non-Indian, 1839-1925  Search this

Previous owner:

General Nelson A. Miles (Nelson Appleton Miles), Non-Indian, 1839-1925  Search this

Donor:

Cecelia Miles Reber (Cecelia Sherman Miles/Mrs. Samuel K. Reber), Non-Indian, 1869-1952  Search this

Major General Sherman Miles, Non-Indian, 1882-1966  Search this

Object Name:

Quirt

Media/Materials:

Wood, hide, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche

Techniques:

Lazy/lane stitch beadwork

Object Type:

Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry

Place:

Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)

Collection History:

Collected by General Nelson A. Miles (1839-1925, U.S. Army), probably during his Indian campaigns; inherited by his children, Major General Sherman Miles (1882-1966) and Cecelia Miles Reber (Mrs. Samuel K. Reber, 1869-1952); donated to MAI by Major General Sherman Miles and Cecelia Miles Reber in 1925.

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Catalog Number:

14/2250

Barcode:

142250.000

See related items:

Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)

Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a88917cd-57e0-427a-aa13-44e21c331e89

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_152910