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Headband

Object Details

Collection History
Formerly in the collection of Colonel James F. Randlett (1832-1915, US Army commander and Indian agent at Fort Duchesne, Utah, until 1896 and Indian agent for the Kiowa, circa 1900) and possibly collected by him; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1923.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Northern Shoshone
Possible collector
Colonel James F. Randlett, Non-Indian, 1832-1915
Previous owner
Colonel James F. Randlett, Non-Indian, 1832-1915
Object Name
Headband
Media/Materials
Cordage, glass bead/beads
Techniques
Loom beadwork
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
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