Necklace

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Date created: circa 1870

Culture/People: Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)
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 Blackfeet (Piegan); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/1835
Barcode: 221835.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Necklace
Media/Materials: Mountain sheep hoof/hooves, brass tacks/bosses, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche, pigment/pigments
Techniques: Studded, strung, colored

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68399931e-dc2d-4af0-a1f7-b8acecd4bba1

Record ID: NMAI_236650