Culture/People:

probably Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux) (attributed)  Search this

Previous seller:

Hyde Exploring Expedition (Trading Company), 1899-1903  Search this

Seller:

Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (Louis H. Brittin/L.H. Brittin), Non-Indian, 1877-1952  Search this

Previous owner:

Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (Louis H. Brittin/L.H. Brittin), Non-Indian, 1877-1952  Search this

Object Name:

Saddle blanket

Media/Materials:

Hide, glass bead/beads, brass bell/bells, wool twill tape, sinew, cotton thread

Techniques:

Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, fringed

Dimensions:

184.00 x 64.00 cm

Object Type:

Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry

Place:

South Dakota; USA

Date created:

circa 1890

Collection History:

Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected circa 1890; acquired by the Hyde Exploring Expedition (a trading company operating stores in New Mexico and New York City) at an unknown date; acquired from the Hyde Exploring Expedition by Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (1877-1952, a noted collector of books and Indian arts and founder of Northwest Airlines) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from L.H. Brittin in 1906.

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Catalog Number:

8530

Barcode:

008530.000

See related items:

Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)

Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64e4e792d-5625-422d-a506-f1ccc6965396

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_9170