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Collector:
Mr. James Mooney  Search this
Donor Name:
Bureau Of American Ethnology  Search this
Culture:
Kiowa  Search this
Object Type:
Tipi Model
Place:
Not Given, Oklahoma, United States, North America
Accession Date:
18 Mar 1904
Notes:
Star Picture tipi model (Tandoguat). White band down center and around borders. Right side red with white spots and Maltese cross, left side blue with similar design. Horsehair tuft at back. Hide door painted red. 52" (132 cm). Records: Rows of unpainted disks represent "stars." Informant: Guiananti. Model by Gunaai. Illustrated in Ewers 1978: 39. (C). Associated names: Aankonkya; Paiyiati; Adaltonedal; Gunai; Guiananti; Guiananti; Gunai. (from Merrill, William L. et al. 1997. A Guide to the Kiowa Collections at the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology, no. 40. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.)
Record Last Modified:
7 Jul 2021
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
042431
USNM Number:
E245017-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d1b724fe-58f8-4e5a-bdcb-acd9a8a09185
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8372383