Tipi model

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Doll with cradle/cradleboard; Female doll; Figure; Tipi model

Date created: 1880-1900

Culture/People: probably Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux) (attributed)
Previous owner: Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956
Seller: Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Joseph Keppler, Jr. (1872-1956, a long-time friend of George Heye); transferred by Joseph Keppler to George Heye in 1912 as part of an installment purchase, which was finalized in 1916.
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Place: North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)

See related items: Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux); Architecture/Housing

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/9535
Barcode: 029535.000

Object Type: Architecture/Housing

Object Name: Tipi model
Media/Materials: Hide, wood, porcupine quills, metal cones, feather/feathers, horsehair, paint, sinew, silk embroidery floss, twine/string
Techniques: Sewn, quill-wrapped (flat), carved, tied, painted
Dimensions: 84 x 138 x 4.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67144267a-c7fa-40bf-a363-0f4f9c17dfc2

Record ID: NMAI_30527