Backrest

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Culture/People: Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Previous owner: Thin Top Woman, Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Collector: Dr. George Bird Grinnell, Non-Indian, 1849-1938
Previous owner: Dr. George Bird Grinnell, Non-Indian, 1849-1938
Donor: Dr. George Bird Grinnell, Non-Indian, 1849-1938

Collection History: Collected in 1903 from Thin Top Woman (Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai) by anthropologist, naturalist, and author George Bird Grinnell (1849-1938) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by George Bird Grinnell in 1922.
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Place: Lame Deer, Northern Cheyenne Reservation; Rosebud County; Montana; USA

See related items: Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne); Furnishings (Home)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 11/3198
Barcode: 113198.000

Object Type: Furnishings (Home)

Object Name: Backrest
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Cut, stitched

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a54501f9-e610-40fc-a320-b8cd0a56c7b4

Record ID: NMAI_121907