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Culture/People:
Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Chief Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses (Thašúŋke Khokíphapi/Tasunka Kokipapi), Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux), ca. 1836-1893  Search this
Previous owner:
Chief Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses (Thašúŋke Khokíphapi/Tasunka Kokipapi), Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux), ca. 1836-1893  Search this
Collector:
John W. Alder, Non-Indian, 1844-1919  Search this
Possible seller:
Eugene C. Alder (Eugene Charles Alder), Non-Indian, 1876-1955  Search this
Possible owner:
Eugene C. Alder (Eugene Charles Alder), Non-Indian, 1876-1955  Search this
Object Name:
Robe
Media/Materials:
Buffalo hide/skin, paint
Techniques:
Painted
Dimensions:
225 x 190 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
Place:
Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Reservation; Oglala Lakota County; South Dakota; USA
Date created:
1870-1880
Collection History:
Formerly owned by Chief Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses; acquired from him in 1880 by John W. Alder (1844-1919), an Indian agent at Pine Ridge between 1879 and 1885; purchased by George Heye/MAI from John Alder or his son Eugene C. Alder (1876-1955) at an unknown date.
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Catalog Number:
522
Barcode:
000522.000
See related items:
Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)
Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ec26ed53-f38d-41a4-9912-954dd5f5cf0f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_675