Culture/People:

Hunkpapa Lakota (Hunkpapa Sioux)  Search this

Previous owner:

Chief Sitting Bull (Tatanka Iyotanka/Tatanka Yotanka), Hunkpapa Lakota (Hunkpapa Sioux), ca. 1831-1890  Search this

Major James McLaughlin, Non-Indian, 1842-1923  Search this

T. S. Lowe, Non-Indian  Search this

William M. Fitzhugh (William MacPherson Fitzhugh), Non-Indian, 1853-1929  Search this

Collector:

Major James McLaughlin, Non-Indian, 1842-1923  Search this

Seller:

Estate of William M. Fitzhugh  Search this

Object Name:

Robe

Media/Materials:

Cowhide, metal cones, porcupine quills

Techniques:

Quilled (lane stitched), painted

Dimensions:

246 x 200 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)

Place:

North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)

Collection History:

Formerly owned by Chief Sitting Bull (Tatanka Iyotanka, Hunkpapa Lakota, ca. 1831-1890); purchased after Sitting Bull's death from his widow by Indian Agent James McLaughlin; subsequently acquired by T. S. Lowe at an unknown date; purchased from the T. S. Lowe estate by William M. Fitzhugh (1853-1929, a San Francisco collector) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from the estate of William M. Fitzhugh in 1936.

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Catalog Number:

19/3193

Barcode:

193193.000

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Hunkpapa Lakota (Hunkpapa Sioux)

Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws654837e60-151f-44dd-8e12-df69e79669ca

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_206563