Culture/People:

Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)  Search this

Possible collector:

Christian F. Schuster (Christian Friedrich Schuster/C. F. Schuster), Non-Indian, 1868-1957  Search this

Previous owner:

Christian F. Schuster (Christian Friedrich Schuster/C. F. Schuster), Non-Indian, 1868-1957  Search this

Seller:

Christian F. Schuster (Christian Friedrich Schuster/C. F. Schuster), Non-Indian, 1868-1957  Search this

Object Name:

Bow

Media/Materials:

Wood, horsehair, sinew

Techniques:

Incised, painted

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Montana or Alberta; USA, Canada (inferred)

Collection History:

Formerly in the collection of Christian F. Schuster (1868-1957, a collector and amateur archaeologist in Holyoke, Massachusetts) and possibly collected by him when he lived with the Blackfeet in the 1920s; purchased by MAI from Christian Schuster in 1953.

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Catalog Number:

22/1788

Barcode:

221788.000

See related items:

Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67a268060-af7a-46dd-ad4f-922e6fa89129

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_236278