Culture/People:

Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)  Search this

Possible collector:

Fred R. Meyer, Non-Indian, 1874-1939  Search this

Previous owner:

Fred R. Meyer, Non-Indian, 1874-1939  Search this

Seller:

Hattie M. Meyer (Henrietta Marie Frank/Mrs. Fred R. Meyer), Non-Indian, 1886-1971  Search this

Object Name:

Man's hair ornament/hair extensions

Media/Materials:

Hair, tree pitch/gum, glass bead/beads

Techniques:

Bead-wrapped

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Wyoming; USA

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Fred R. Meyer (1874-1939, an amateur photographer who traveled widely in the West) and possibly collected by him; purchased by MAI from his widow Hattie M. Meyer (1886-1971) in 1939.

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Catalog Number:

2/5993

Barcode:

025993.000

See related items:

Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6715d35ef-ee99-40bd-9a13-78f67cd8d503

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_27714