Tipi ornament

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Culture/People: Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Lender: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; lent to MAI by the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1929.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne); Architecture/Housing

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/7173
Barcode: 167173.000

Object Type: Architecture/Housing

Object Name: Tipi ornament
Media/Materials: Rawhide, cornhusk, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Wrapped, strung

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e09f9600-2a4f-4fa3-b7fb-c71665bb75ee

Record ID: NMAI_178721