William Downing Webster (W. D. Webster), Non-Indian, 1868-1913 Search this
Possible owner:
Hard Heart (Chau-te-su-ta), Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux) Search this
Previous owner:
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949 Search this
Seller:
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949 Search this
Object Name:
Headdress
Media/Materials:
Hide, feather/feathers, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Place:
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Collection History:
Collection history unknown, but possibly owned by Hard Heart (Chau-te-su-ta, Oglala Lakota); acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") in 1911 from artist and artifact dealer William Downing Webster (1868-1913, of London, England); purchased by George Heye from W.O. Oldman in 1912.
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