Culture/People:

Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)  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:

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

Object Name:

Dance shield and cover

Media/Materials:

Hide, wool cloth, feather/feathers, animal tail, paint

Techniques:

Stretched, fringed, stitched, painted, tied

Object Type:

Personal items

Place:

Montana or Alberta; USA, Canada (inferred)

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 George Heye from Fred Meyer in 1913.

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Catalog Number:

3/2920

Barcode:

032920.000

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66a729110-dcfa-42e0-a3e8-3a6c8a1d846c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_35184