Burden strap/Tumpline

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Date created: 1780-1800

Culture/People: probably Prairie (attributed)
Possible owner: Karl May Museum; Patty Frank (Ernst Tobis), Non-Indian, 1876-1959
Seller: Patty Frank (Ernst Tobis), Non-Indian, 1876-1959

Collection History: Collection history unknown; acquired at an unknown date by Patty Frank (Ernst Tobis, 1876-1959), an artist, collector, and historian who worked for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and contributed his collection to help found the Karl May Museum (Radebeul, Germany), where he served as curator until his death; purchased by MAI from Patty Frank in 1948.
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Place: Eastern Plains; USA (inferred)

See related items: Prairie; Transportation Items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/1402
Barcode: 211402.000

Object Type: Transportation Items

Object Name: Burden strap/Tumpline
Media/Materials: Hide thong/Babiche, glass bead/beads, porcupine quills, dye/dyes
Techniques: Dyed, quill-wrapped (flat), quill-wrapped (braided), strung

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ce16de1a-d15e-4f16-a9f3-b97b34f6d5d5

Record ID: NMAI_225667