Feather storage board

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Date created: 1900-1930

Culture/People: Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)
Possible collector: Christian F. Schuster (Christian Friedrich Schuster/C. F. Schuster), Non-Indian, 1868-1957
Previous owner: Christian F. Schuster (Christian Friedrich Schuster/C. F. Schuster), Non-Indian, 1868-1957
Seller: Christian F. Schuster (Christian Friedrich Schuster/C. F. Schuster), Non-Indian, 1868-1957

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of Christian F. Schuster (1868-1957, a collector and amateur archaeologist in Holyoke, Massachusetts) and possibly collected by him when he lived with the Blackfeet in the 1920s; purchased by MAI from Christian Schuster in 1953.
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Place: Montana; USA

See related items: Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/1822
Barcode: 221822.001

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Feather storage board
Media/Materials: Wood, paint
Techniques: Painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c17a2d5d-ac4e-4d3a-bfce-c3e25b008661

Record ID: NMAI_236637