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Culture/People: Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Previous owner: Ernest E. Murray (E. E. Murray), Non-Indian, 1868-1952
Seller: Ernest E. Murray (E. E. Murray), Non-Indian, 1868-1952
Seller agent: James H. Murray, Non-Indian, b. 1904

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Ernest E. Murray (1868-1952, an Indian artifact collector in Billings, Montana); purchased by MAI from Ernest E. Murray through his son James H. Murray (of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) in 1948.
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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: 21/1438
Barcode: 211438.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Bag
Media/Materials: Otter paw/foot, hide, glass bead/beads, feather/feathers, metal cones, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Lazy/lane stitch beadwork

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d52e6a00-d344-47d5-85a1-ae40d6f4f98a

Record ID: NMAI_225704