Tipi door

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Culture/People: Kiowa
Seller agent: Jake Tingley (Jacob Chauncy Tingley/J.C. Tingley), Non-Indian, 1880-1965
Seller: Oklahoma Indian Store
MAI agent: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) in 1923 from the Oklahoma Indian Store (Anadarko, Oklahoma), operated by Jake Tingley (1880-1965), during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Kiowa; Architecture/Housing

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 12/883
Barcode: 120883.000

Object Type: Architecture/Housing

Object Name: Tipi door
Media/Materials: Cotton canvas, deer hoof/hooves, elk hide/skin, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Lazy/lane stitch beadwork, strung
Dimensions: 150 x 110 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dbbb0ec0-1ca7-4fae-8191-d311c09ef816

Record ID: NMAI_130162