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:

Man's leggings

Media/Materials:

Hide, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche

Techniques:

Overlay beadwork

Dimensions:

75 x 31 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments

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:

22/1821

Barcode:

221821.001

See related items:

Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)

Clothing/Garments

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws640cc0c70-891c-4964-ab08-0dc538352c36

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_236635