Culture/People:

Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)  Search this

Previous owner:

Dr. Walter A. Stevens (Walter Augustus Stevens), Non-Indian, 1831-1907  Search this

Elnora V. Stevens (Elnora Victoria Richards/Mrs. Walter A. Stevens), Non-Indian, 1838-1930  Search this

Genevieve I. Stevens, Non-Indian, 1872-1954  Search this

Seller:

Elnora V. Stevens (Elnora Victoria Richards/Mrs. Walter A. Stevens), Non-Indian, 1838-1930  Search this

Genevieve I. Stevens, Non-Indian, 1872-1954  Search this

Object Name:

Belt bag

Media/Materials:

Hide, glass bead/beads

Techniques:

Edge beaded , lazy/lane stitch beadwork

Object Type:

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Place:

Montana; USA

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Walter A. Stevens (1831-1907), who traveled across country before settling in Chicago, Illinois, and becoming a dentist; inherited by his wife Elnora Victoria Richards Stevens (1838-1930) and daughter Genevieve I. Stevens (1872-1954); purchased by MAI from Elnora Stevens and Genevieve Stevens in 1925.

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Catalog Number:

14/3405

Barcode:

143405.000

See related items:

Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66119116f-64c2-4515-a689-d80b9534dd05

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_154106