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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)  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
Donor:
Christian F. Schuster (Christian Friedrich Schuster/C. F. Schuster), Non-Indian, 1868-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Woman's moccasins
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Edge beaded , overlay beadwork
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Place:
Montana; USA
Collection History:
Formerly in the collection of Christian F. Schuster (1868-1957, a collector and amateur archaeologist in Holyoke, Massachusetts) and possibly collected by him when he lived with the Blackfeet in the 1920s; donated to MAI by Christian Schuster in 1953.
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Catalog Number:
22/2350
Barcode:
222350.000
See related items:
Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws696e2ba85-3662-432a-aaa7-ac9c819f0687
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_237232