Donor Name:

Victor J. Evans  Search this

Height - Object:

ca. 5 m

Circumference - Object:

ca. 12 m

Height - Tipi Front Seam:

4 m

Culture:

Blackfoot (Niitsitapi, Siksikaitsitapi)  Search this

Object Type:

Tipi

Place:

Plains, Not Given, United States (not certain) / Canada (not certain), North America

Accession Date:

20 Mar 1931

Notes:

From card: "Tribal provenience unknown; considerably less in height, also lighter than the two other skin tipi covers in the museum's collection. Decorated panels encircle bottom and the top sections; decorations consist of paintings of discs in red, each approximately 8" in diameter; a buffalo in black; also an animal resembling a wolf, also in black. Very dry condition; has one considerable tear; should be treated in anthrop. lab. 5/1964 Dr. [John C.] Ewers examined and said it definitely was Blackfeet. Loaned: U.S. Dept. of the Interior June 26, 1964, returned March, 1973." In 2002, the tipi cover was laid out flat for photography. Black and white photo negative numbers 2002-1756, 2002-1758, 2002-1760, and 2002-1762, when put together, show a complete view of tipi cover. 4 x 5 color transparency negative numbers 2002-1757, 2002-1759, 2002-1761, and 2002-1763, when put together, show equivalent complete color view of tipi cover.

Painted hide tipi cover, probably made of elk hides.

This object is stored rolled.

Record Last Modified:

29 Nov 2021

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

113605

USNM Number:

E362311-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33c1b08ca-3150-4da4-8ba4-f1d5da65118d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8409283