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Quirt

Object Details

Collection History
Collected from Big Forehead (Apsáalooke) between 1918 and 1922 by anthropologist William (Willem) Wildschut (1883-1955); purchased by MAI from William Wildschut in 1922.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Collector
William Wildschut (Willem Wildschut), Non-Indian, 1883-1955
Previous owner
Big Forehead, Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Seller
William Wildschut (Willem Wildschut), Non-Indian, 1883-1955
Object Name
Quirt
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Carved
Object Type
Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
Indigenous Term
iichíiliche
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