Backrest

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Culture/People: Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Previous owner: Herbert A. Coffeen (H. E. Coffeen), Non-Indian, 1869-1916
Seller: Herbert A. Coffeen (H. E. Coffeen), Non-Indian, 1869-1916

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Herbert A. Coffeen (1869-1916, an Indian trader in Sheridan, Wyoming); purchased by George Heye from Herbert Coffeen in 1904.
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Place: Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)

See related items: Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne); Furnishings (Home)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1128
Barcode: 001128.000

Object Type: Furnishings (Home)

Object Name: Backrest
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Cut, stitched

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws671acfa36-2d31-4432-94dc-119152233a32

Record ID: NMAI_940