Cultural Curiosity

Date created
1980
Culture/People
Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Artist/Maker
Hachivi Edgar Heap of Birds, Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), b. 1954
Previous owner
Joan Guerin, Non-Indian
Donor
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Previous owner
Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies (Historical Society of Pennsylvania), 1976-2004
Collection History
Formerly in the collection of Joan Guerin, a graphic designer and employee of the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies (part of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia); donated to the Balch Institute by Joan Guerin in 1987; part of the collection of the Balch Institute until 2005 when it was donated to NMAI.
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Place
Oklahoma; USA
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Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/5493
Barcode
265493.000
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print
Title
Cultural Curiosity
Object Name
Painting
Media/Materials
Cotton canvas, acrylic paint, photograph/photographs, contact paper
Techniques
Painted, collaged
Dimensions
244 x 265.5 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63b28dc5e-b517-44b6-a5a8-a387b85ea74c
Record ID
NMAI_281720