Backrest

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Date created: circa 1900

Culture/People: Assiniboine (Stoney)
Collector: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957; Norman K. Luxton (Norman Kenny Luxton), Non-Indian, 1876-1962

Collection History: Collected by George Heye and Norman K. Luxton (1876-1962, a newspaper editor and collector) in 1935 during a trip to Alberta reserves.
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Place: Stoney Reserve (Morley Reserve); Alberta; Canada

See related items: Assiniboine (Stoney); Furnishings (Home)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/8499
Barcode: 188499.000

Object Type: Furnishings (Home)

Object Name: Backrest
Media/Materials: Wood, willow
Techniques: Cut, stitched
Dimensions: 87 x 63 x 2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cdf77758-e268-4a14-baca-018339f067d4

Record ID: NMAI_201476