Backrest

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Culture/People: Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Previous owner: Dr. George Bird Grinnell, Non-Indian, 1849-1938; De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939
Donor: De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of anthropologist, naturalist, and author George Bird Grinnell (1849-1938); acquired by De Cost Smith (1864-1939, a Western painter) at an unknown date; bequeathed to MAI by De Cost Smith.
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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: 20/1307
Barcode: 201307.000

Object Type: Furnishings (Home)

Object Name: Backrest
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6513ce87d-c8c8-435f-b368-b1800634cbe0

Record ID: NMAI_214987