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Rope

Object Details

Collection History
Collected from Chief Owen Heavy-Breast (Pikuni Blackfeet. 1880-1938) in 1923 by anthropologist William (Willem) Wildschut (1883-1955) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)
Previous owner
Chief Owen Heavy Breast, Pikuni (Piegan) [Blackfeet Nation, Browning, Montana], 1880-1938
Collector
William Wildschut (Willem Wildschut), Non-Indian, 1883-1955
Object Name
Rope
Media/Materials
Buffalo hide/skin
Techniques
Cut
Dimensions
46 x 11 cm
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
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