Headdress

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Culture/People: Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Collector: General Nelson A. Miles (Nelson Appleton Miles), Non-Indian, 1839-1925
Previous owner: General Nelson A. Miles (Nelson Appleton Miles), Non-Indian, 1839-1925
Donor: Cecelia Miles Reber (Cecelia Sherman Miles/Mrs. Samuel K. Reber), Non-Indian, 1869-1952; Major General Sherman Miles, Non-Indian, 1882-1966

Collection History: Collected by General Nelson A. Miles (1839-1925, U.S. Army), probably during his Indian campaigns; inherited by his children, Major General Sherman Miles (1882-1966) and Cecelia Miles Reber (Mrs. Samuel K. Reber, 1869-1952); donated to MAI by Major General Sherman Miles and Cecelia Miles Reber in 1925.
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Place: Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)

See related items: Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne); Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/2243
Barcode: 142243.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Object Name: Headdress
Media/Materials: Hide, eagle feather/feathers, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Lazy/lane stitch beadwork

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6021dbeec-2ff5-4cbb-b386-220b8bbcae58

Record ID: NMAI_152903