Belt bag

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Date created: circa 1900

Culture/People: Kiowa
Collector: Charles F. Nesler, Non-Indian, 1864-1930
Previous owner: Charles F. Nesler, Non-Indian, 1864-1930
Donor: Charles F. Nesler, Non-Indian, 1864-1930

Collection History: Collected by Charles F. Nesler (1864-1930), probably between 1897 and 1904 when he worked as an inspector with the US Indian Service; donated to MAI by Charles Nesler in 1921.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA (inferred)

See related items: Kiowa; Bags/Pouches (and parts)
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Plains & Plateau

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 10/5403
Barcode: 105403.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Belt bag
Media/Materials: Hide, glass bead/beads, metal cones, metal items, brass tacks/bosses, bone hairpipe/hairpipes, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, studded, strung
Dimensions: 41 x 9 x 2.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6da7cabc4-a14b-4a79-94f0-de868f79cbf7

Record ID: NMAI_113782