Culture/People:

Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)  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:

Door knocker/rattle

Media/Materials:

Deer hoof/hooves, hide thong/babiche, porcupine quills

Techniques:

Quill-wrapped (flat)

Object Type:

Architecture/Housing

Place:

Montana; USA

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:

22/1817

Barcode:

221817.000

See related items:

Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)

Architecture/Housing

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6814e3266-cb3b-43a2-9a8f-ca44e4aacdd8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_236630