Belt bag

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Date created: 1875-1900

Culture/People: probably Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne) (attributed)
Collector: General Nelson A. Miles (Nelson Appleton Miles), Non-Indian, 1839-1925
Previous owner: General Nelson A. Miles (Nelson Appleton Miles), Non-Indian, 1839-1925
Donor: Major General Sherman Miles, Non-Indian, 1882-1966; Cecelia Miles Reber (Cecelia Sherman Miles/Mrs. Samuel K. Reber), Non-Indian, 1869-1952

Collection History: Collected by General Nelson A. Miles (1839-1925, U.S. Army), probably during his Indian campaigns; inherited by his children, Major General Sherman Miles (1882-1966) and Cecelia Miles Reber (Mrs. Samuel K. Reber, 1869-1952); donated to MAI by Major General Sherman Miles and Cecelia Miles Reber in 1925.
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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: 14/2218
Barcode: 142218.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Belt bag
Media/Materials: Hide, metal cones, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Lazy/lane stitch beadwork, stitched

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bf9edba9-4513-4ab3-a93c-e89a515b7fbd

Record ID: NMAI_152878