Dragonfly pendant

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Date created: circa 1880

Culture/People: Pikuni (Piegan) [Blackfeet Nation, Browning, Montana]
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: Collected by Christian F. Schuster (1868-1957, a collector and amateur archaeologist in Holyoke, Massachusetts) 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 (Piegan) [Blackfeet Nation, Browning, Montana]; Adornment/Jewelry
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/1826
Barcode: 221826.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Dragonfly pendant
Media/Materials: Hide, glass bead/beads, brass tacks/bosses
Techniques: Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Dimensions: 8.5 x 9 x 0.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f230937b-ca0e-4fcc-8fd0-891039a3b5c4

Record ID: NMAI_236641