Blanket strip

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Date created: circa 1890

Culture/People: Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source circa 1919.
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Place: Montana or Alberta; USA, Canada (inferred)

See related items: Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet); Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Plains & Plateau

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/5609
Barcode: 095609.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)

Object Name: Blanket strip
Media/Materials: Hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Dimensions: 181 x 33 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f0741bde-32c0-466c-baa7-a8b13f9f2586

Record ID: NMAI_103330