Belt bag

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Date created: 1870-1890

Culture/People: Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Previous owner: Abel E. Brooks (A.E. Brooks), Non-Indian, 1833-1917

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Abel E. Brooks (1833-1917, a renowned collector of Civil War firearms); acquired by George Heye from an unknown source in 1906.
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Place: Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)

See related items: Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne); Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/1151
Barcode: 011151.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Belt bag
Media/Materials: Hide, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Edge beaded , lazy/lane stitch beadwork

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65d431de9-af5c-43fe-800e-df7c02c3c9f5

Record ID: NMAI_11983