probably Plains Cree (Prairie Cree) (attributed); collected from the Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet) Search this
Previous owner:
Standing in Road, Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet) Search this
Philip Henry Godsell (Philip H. Godsell), Non-Indian, 1889-1961 Search this
Seller:
Philip Henry Godsell (Philip H. Godsell), Non-Indian, 1889-1961 Search this
Object Name:
Man's hair ornament/hair extensions
Media/Materials:
Human hair, hide, tree pitch/gum, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Alberta or Saskatchewan; Canada (inferred)
Collection History:
Collection history unknown, but said to have been taken from the Cree by Standing in Road (Niitsitapii [Blackfoot/Blackfeet]) at an unknown date; formerly in the collection of Philip H. Godsell (1889-1961, a fur trader with the Hudson's Bay Company, Arctic traveler, writer and journalist); purchased by MAI from Philip Godsell in 1951.
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