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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
probably Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Sadie Chesworth Glover (Mrs. Ernest F. Hecht/Mrs. Harvey A. Glover), Non-Indian, 1897-1992  Search this
AltaBelle Strohbeen Cloutier (Mrs. Aurel Cloutier), Non-Indian, 1923-2020  Search this
Donor:
AltaBelle Strohbeen Cloutier (Mrs. Aurel Cloutier), Non-Indian, 1923-2020  Search this
Object Name:
Mirror bag
Media/Materials:
Hide, cotton cloth, velvet, glass bead/beads, glass pony beads, hide thong/babiche, thread
Techniques:
Overlay beadwork, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, bead-wrapped
Dimensions:
63 x 16 cm
Object Type:
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Place:
Montana; USA
Date created:
1880–1900
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; said to have been acquired by Sadie Chesworth Glover (Mrs. Ernest F. Hecht/Mrs. Harvey A. Glover, 1897-1992) from a Native American friend at an unknown date; given by Sadie Glover to Ernest Hecht’s niece AltaBelle Strohbeen Cloutier (Mrs. Aurel Cloutier, 1923-2020) in the 1950s; donated to NMAI in 2020 by AltaBelle Strohbeen Cloutier.
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Catalog Number:
27/599
Barcode:
270599.000
See related items:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6aadc7f83-6edd-4d42-9338-6527c720dc26
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_416445