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Dance house model

Culture/People:
Kuskwogmiut Yup'ik  Search this
Collector:
Adams Hollis Twitchell (A. H. Twitchell), Non-Indian, 1872-1949  Search this
Previous owner:
Adams Hollis Twitchell (A. H. Twitchell), Non-Indian, 1872-1949  Search this
Seller:
Adams Hollis Twitchell (A. H. Twitchell), Non-Indian, 1872-1949  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Dance house model
Media/Materials:
Wood, hide, conifer root
Techniques:
Carved, painted, incised
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Place:
Near Bethel; Bethel; Calista Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Catalog Number:
9/3447
Barcode:
093447.000
See related items:
Kuskwogmiut Yup'ik
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68bc70883-08b3-4060-baf7-77756fae9aaa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_100631
Online Media:

Dance house model

Culture/People:
Kuskwogmiut Yup'ik  Search this
Collector:
Adams Hollis Twitchell (A. H. Twitchell), Non-Indian, 1872-1949  Search this
Previous owner:
Adams Hollis Twitchell (A. H. Twitchell), Non-Indian, 1872-1949  Search this
Seller:
Adams Hollis Twitchell (A. H. Twitchell), Non-Indian, 1872-1949  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Dance house model
Media/Materials:
Wood, ivory, hide thong/babiche, sinew, paint, feather/feathers, cotton twine/string
Techniques:
Carved, painted, pegged, bent
Dimensions:
20.8 x 18.5 x 10.5 cm
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Place:
Kuskokwim River; Calista Native Corporation, Doyon Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
1895-1915
Catalog Number:
9/3577
Barcode:
093577.000
See related items:
Kuskwogmiut Yup'ik
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66e57e2ea-bf3c-4c1c-8b36-a626f02049bc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_100852
Online Media:

Tipi model

Culture/People:
Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)  Search this
Possible collector:
Joseph Kossuth Dixon (Joseph K. Dixon), Non-Indian, 1856-1926  Search this
Previous owner:
Joseph Kossuth Dixon (Joseph K. Dixon), Non-Indian, 1856-1926  Search this
Edith R. Dixon (Edith Sloane Reid/Mrs. Joseph Kossuth Dixon), Non-Indian, 1891-1969  Search this
Seller:
Edith R. Dixon (Edith Sloane Reid/Mrs. Joseph Kossuth Dixon), Non-Indian, 1891-1969  Search this
Object Name:
Tipi model
Media/Materials:
Deerhide/deerskin, wood
Techniques:
Painted
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Place:
Montana; USA
Catalog Number:
15/6935
Barcode:
156935.000
See related items:
Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws699dbcf67-fe62-4d6e-8f60-f02641010c66
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_168277
Online Media:

House post

Culture/People:
Saanich  Search this
Collector:
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this
Object Name:
House post
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Place:
East Saanich Reserve; Capital Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago:
Vancouver Island Group
Island Name:
Cormorant Island
Catalog Number:
18/6851
Barcode:
186851.000
See related items:
Saanich
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dbd37770-11a8-4de4-9044-26992ae3fe74
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_199847
Online Media:

Tipi cover

Culture/People:
Tli Cho (Dogrib/Thlingchadinne)  Search this
Previous owner:
Chief Martin, Tli Cho (Dogrib/Thlingchadinne)  Search this
Philip Henry Godsell (Philip H. Godsell), Non-Indian, 1889-1961  Search this
Seller:
Philip Henry Godsell (Philip H. Godsell), Non-Indian, 1889-1961  Search this
Object Name:
Tipi cover
Media/Materials:
Caribou hide/skin, sinew, wool felt, ochre
Techniques:
Sewn, painted
Dimensions:
305 x 1570 cm
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Place:
Behchoko (Fort Rae); North Slave Region; Northwest Territories; Canada
Date created:
1900-1920
Catalog Number:
21/8391
Barcode:
218391.000
See related items:
Tli Cho (Dogrib/Thlingchadinne)
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6efbac0ea-cc9f-473c-b20b-3ebbfd5c1763
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_232989
Online Media:

Door knocker/rattle

Culture/People:
Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)  Search this
Possible collector:
Christian F. Schuster (Christian Friedrich Schuster/C. F. Schuster), Non-Indian, 1868-1957  Search this
Previous owner:
Christian F. Schuster (Christian Friedrich Schuster/C. F. Schuster), Non-Indian, 1868-1957  Search this
Seller:
Christian F. Schuster (Christian Friedrich Schuster/C. F. Schuster), Non-Indian, 1868-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Door knocker/rattle
Media/Materials:
Buffalo hoof/hooves
Techniques:
Strung
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Place:
Montana or Alberta; USA, Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
22/1786
Barcode:
221786.000
See related items:
Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws659295f2b-6857-4056-97ad-6c50c124f5e2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_236276
Online Media:

House model

Culture/People:
Aymara  Search this
Collector:
J. Louis Schaefer (John Louis Schaefer), Non-Indian, 1867-1927  Search this
Previous owner:
J. Louis Schaefer (John Louis Schaefer), Non-Indian, 1867-1927  Search this
Susan Karsch Schaefer, Non-Indian, 1872-1955  Search this
Donor:
J. Louis Schaefer, Jr. (John Louis Schaefer, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1898-1981  Search this
Kathryn S. Gerdau (Kathryn Schaefer Gerdau/Mrs. Carl Gerdau), Non-Indian, 1900-1964  Search this
Susan Grace Sandblom (Susan Grace Schaefer Sandblom/Mrs. John Philip Sandblom), Non-Indian, 1907-1994  Search this
Bernhard K. Schaefer, Non-Indian, 1897-1985  Search this
Object Name:
House model
Media/Materials:
Silver-copper alloy
Techniques:
Hammered, pegged, engraved
Dimensions:
6.20 x 6.00 x 5.50 cm
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Place:
Bolivia
Date created:
1880 - 1920
Catalog Number:
22/4998
Barcode:
224998.000
See related items:
Aymara
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65006c8a0-83ba-4618-854d-2313689c5ccd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_239863
Online Media:

House cover/covering

Culture/People:
Kickapoo [Oklahoma]  Search this
Previous owner:
Ta'naki (Ta'-ni-ke/Ta-ni-ke), Kickapoo [Oklahoma]  Search this
Collector:
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923  Search this
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
House cover/covering
Media/Materials:
Cattail, cordage
Techniques:
Stitched
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Native Term:
ha nak gun
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Catalog Number:
2/7157
Barcode:
027157.000
See related items:
Kickapoo [Oklahoma]
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws677c63a09-cf37-4c34-9f35-6976fa0beccd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_28981
Online Media:

Beaver/Frog Human

Culture/People:
Gitxsan (Gitksan)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Wilf Sampson (Wilfred Sampson), Gitxsan (Gitksan), b. 1957  Search this
Donor:
Warren F. Buxton, Non-Indian, 1929-2018  Search this
Previous owner:
Warren F. Buxton, Non-Indian, 1929-2018  Search this
Previous seller:
Eagle Spirit Gallery  Search this
Title:
Beaver/Frog Human
Object Name:
House post model
Media/Materials:
Cedar, paint
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Dimensions:
31.0 x 8.0 x 8.7 cm
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Place:
Vancouver; Greater Vancouver Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Date created:
2003
Catalog Number:
26/7668
Barcode:
267668.000
See related items:
Gitxsan (Gitksan)
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6673433b5-644a-4f8f-aa07-95dae8d67d80
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_396886
Online Media:

Tipi cover model

Culture/People:
Oglala Lakota [Pine Ridge]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Emil Her Many Horses, Oglala Lakota [Pine Ridge]  Search this
Donor:
Emil Her Many Horses (EHMH), Oglala Lakota [Pine Ridge]  Search this
Object Name:
Tipi cover model
Media/Materials:
Cotton cloth, wood, hide, yarn, glass bead/beads, paint
Techniques:
Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, painted
Dimensions:
73.0 x 132.0 x 0.2 cm
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Place:
Washington, DC; District of Columbia; USA
Date created:
2011
Catalog Number:
26/9027
Barcode:
269027.000
See related items:
Oglala Lakota [Pine Ridge]
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws626cab206-5d7f-4773-9059-db28ab43341a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_407731

Fence post finial

Culture/People:
Non-Indian  Search this
Previous owner:
Museum of the American Indian - Heye Foundation (MAI-HF), 1916-1989  Search this
Object Name:
Fence post finial
Media/Materials:
Iron, paint
Techniques:
Mold-made, painted
Dimensions:
19.0 x 10.5 x 9.7 cm
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Place:
New York City; New York; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
26/9626
Barcode:
269626.000
See related items:
Non-Indian
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws611b14b96-8bd2-4278-aa8b-6c2aa53981c6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_412310
Online Media:

Men's house model

Culture/People:
Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]  Search this
Previous owner:
Frank H. Wood, Non-Indian, 1851-1933  Search this
Object Name:
Men's house model
Media/Materials:
Wood, ivory, hide thong/babiche, ink
Techniques:
Carved, drilled, pegged, incised, colored
Dimensions:
37 x 30 x 18 cm
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Native Term:
qasgiq
Place:
Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
circa 1900
Catalog Number:
5/3662
Barcode:
053662.000
See related items:
Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Architecture/Housing
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d3e75794-e072-4704-9f2d-140fe81d8bae
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_57983
Online Media:

Men's house model

Culture/People:
probably Iñupiaq (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop  Search this
Seller:
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop  Search this
Seller agent:
Joseph E. Standley (J. E. Standley), Non-Indian, 1854-1940  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Men's house model
Media/Materials:
Wood, ivory, sea mammal gut/intestines, paint, sinew, thread, tree pitch/gum
Techniques:
Carved, pegged, stretched, stitched
Dimensions:
10 x 13.5 x 11.5 cm
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Native Term:
qargi
Place:
Kotzebue Sound; NANA Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
circa 1900
Catalog Number:
5/6064
Barcode:
056064.000
See related items:
Iñupiaq
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b76383ae-bcf2-4d16-840e-8189dbe99c5e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_60405
Online Media:

House model

Culture/People:
Haida  Search this
Collector:
Dorr F. Tozier (D. F. Tozier), Non-Indian, 1843-1946  Search this
Previous owner:
Dorr F. Tozier (D. F. Tozier), Non-Indian, 1843-1946  Search this
Seattle Land and Improvement Company  Search this
Fred E. Sander (Fred Everett Sander), Non-Indian, 1854-1921  Search this
Seller:
Seattle Land and Improvement Company  Search this
Fred E. Sander (Fred Everett Sander), Non-Indian, 1854-1921  Search this
Seller agent:
George Louis Berg (G. L. Berg), Non-Indian, 1868-1941  Search this
Object Name:
House model
Media/Materials:
Wood, paint
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Dimensions:
51 x 89.5 x 53 cm
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Place:
British Columbia; Canada
Date created:
circa 1890
Catalog Number:
7/3031
Barcode:
073031.000
See related items:
Haida
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d5e20946-148c-4873-9eab-a7c8dbb39b4d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_78254
Online Media:

House post

Culture/People:
Koskimo Kwakwaka'wakw  Search this
Collector:
Dorr F. Tozier (D. F. Tozier), Non-Indian, 1843-1946  Search this
Previous owner:
Dorr F. Tozier (D. F. Tozier), Non-Indian, 1843-1946  Search this
Seattle Land and Improvement Company  Search this
Fred E. Sander (Fred Everett Sander), Non-Indian, 1854-1921  Search this
Seller:
Seattle Land and Improvement Company  Search this
Fred E. Sander (Fred Everett Sander), Non-Indian, 1854-1921  Search this
Seller agent:
George Louis Berg (G. L. Berg), Non-Indian, 1868-1941  Search this
Object Name:
House post
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Place:
Quatsino Sound; Mount Waddington Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago:
Vancouver Island Group
Island Name:
Vancouver Island
Catalog Number:
7/5491
Barcode:
075491.000
See related items:
Koskimo Kwakwaka'wakw
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6618c822d-6543-43c2-8034-9319e4e5cb49
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_81304
Online Media:

Tipi cover

Culture/People:
Assiniboine (Stoney)  Search this
Collector:
Lieutenant Colonel James Dunlop Gemmill, Non-Indian, 1833-1929  Search this
Previous owner:
Lieutenant Colonel James Dunlop Gemmill, Non-Indian, 1833-1929  Search this
Seller:
Winifred Knight Gemmill, Non-Indian, 1880-1943  Search this
MAI agent:
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Tipi cover
Media/Materials:
Buffalo hide/skin, buffalo tail, paint
Techniques:
Sewn, painted
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Place:
Fort Garry; Interlake Region; Manitoba; Canada
Date created:
1850-1860
Catalog Number:
17/9662
Barcode:
179662.000
See related items:
Assiniboine (Stoney)
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63f342430-2369-4eb1-af17-3e211d760bb2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_191929
Online Media:

Tipi cover

Culture/People:
Assiniboine (Stoney)  Search this
Previous owner:
Elizah Hunter (Mrs. Judas Hunter), Assiniboine (Stoney), 1881-1980  Search this
Collector:
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this
Norman K. Luxton (Norman Kenny Luxton), Non-Indian, 1876-1962  Search this
Object Name:
Tipi cover
Media/Materials:
Cotton canvas, wood, wool cloth, paint, twine/string
Techniques:
Sewn, painted, carved
Dimensions:
625 x 1211.5 cm
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Place:
Stoney Reserve (Morley Reserve); Alberta; Canada
Catalog Number:
18/8467
Barcode:
188467.001
See related items:
Assiniboine (Stoney)
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65105a6db-05ca-461c-bcb7-2cccb4509e17
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_201440
Online Media:

Tipi model

Culture/People:
Shoshone  Search this
Previous owner:
Emil W. Lenders (Emil William Lenders/E. W. Lenders), Non-Indian, 1864-1934  Search this
Seller:
Emil W. Lenders (Emil William Lenders/E. W. Lenders), Non-Indian, 1864-1934  Search this
Object Name:
Tipi model
Media/Materials:
Hide, wood
Techniques:
Painted
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Place:
Great Basin region; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
2/3165
Barcode:
023165.000
See related items:
Shoshone
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65de175f0-d569-45f3-8a84-a58ed2ce7505
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_24598
Online Media:

Tipi door

Culture/People:
Kiowa  Search this
Seller agent:
Jake Tingley (Jacob Chauncy Tingley/J.C. Tingley), Non-Indian, 1880-1965  Search this
Seller:
Oklahoma Indian Store  Search this
MAI agent:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Tipi door
Media/Materials:
Cotton canvas, deer hoof/hooves, elk hide/skin, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork, strung
Dimensions:
150 x 110 cm
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Catalog Number:
12/883
Barcode:
120883.000
See related items:
Kiowa
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dbbb0ec0-1ca7-4fae-8191-d311c09ef816
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_130162
Online Media:

Tipi liner

Culture/People:
Siksika Blackfoot  Search this
Previous owner:
Prairie Chicken Old Man, Siksika Blackfoot  Search this
Collector:
William Wildschut (Willem Wildschut), Non-Indian, 1883-1955  Search this
Object Name:
Tipi liner
Media/Materials:
Cotton canvas, hide, paint
Techniques:
Painted
Dimensions:
180 x 417 x 180 cm
Object Type:
Architecture/Housing
Place:
Gleichen; Alberta; Canada
Catalog Number:
13/2380
Barcode:
132380.000
See related items:
Siksika Blackfoot
Architecture/Housing
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6385ea119-716b-40ee-9c38-bbe11d354c6a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_141586

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