Sash/Belt

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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); Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/1839
Barcode: 221839.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Object Name: Sash/Belt
Media/Materials: Hide, glass bead/beads, brass tacks/bosses, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Lazy/lane stitch beadwork

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bafa2048-9e1c-43ad-807c-810c8adb2201

Record ID: NMAI_236654