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Lariat/Rope

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Herbert A. Coffeen (1869-1916, an Indian trader in Sheridan, Wyoming); purchased by George Heye from Herbert Coffeen in 1908.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Previous owner
Herbert A. Coffeen (H. E. Coffeen), Non-Indian, 1869-1916
Seller
Herbert A. Coffeen (H. E. Coffeen), Non-Indian, 1869-1916
Date created
circa 1880
Object Name
Lariat/Rope
Media/Materials
Buffalo hair
Techniques
Twisted, braided
Dimensions
48.00 x 13.00 x 7.00 cm
Object Type
Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
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