Armband

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Culture/People: Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Previous owner: (unknown first name) Harrison, Non-Indian; Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982
Donor: Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian; Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the Harrison collection (in Oklahoma); acquired by Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast) from an unknown source in 1965; donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).
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Place: Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)

See related items: Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/1591
Barcode: 251591.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Armband
Media/Materials: Hide, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Edge beaded , lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Dimensions: 14.5 x 3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fc9e9fb1-d31d-484d-850d-dc668afd25ad

Record ID: NMAI_267097