Tipi liner depicting the exploits of Many Tail Feathers

Date created
circa 1923
Culture/People
Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)
Artist/Maker
Many Tail Feathers, Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan), 1848-ca. 1931
Collector
Christian F. Schuster (Christian Friedrich Schuster/C. F. Schuster), Non-Indian, 1868-1957
Previous owner
Christian F. Schuster (Christian Friedrich Schuster/C. F. Schuster), Non-Indian, 1868-1957
Seller
Christian F. Schuster (Christian Friedrich Schuster/C. F. Schuster), Non-Indian, 1868-1957
Subject
Many Tail Feathers, Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan), 1848-ca. 1931
Bear Head (Kyio-tuka), Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan), ca. 1856-ca. 1935
Collection History
Collected by Christian F. Schuster (1868-1957, a collector and amateur archaeologist in Holyoke, Massachusetts) when he lived with the Blackfeet in the 1920s; purchased by MAI from Christian Schuster in 1953.
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Place
Montana; USA
See related items
Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)
Architecture/Housing
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
22/1771
Barcode
221771.004
Object Type
Architecture/Housing
Object Name
Tipi liner depicting the exploits of Many Tail Feathers
Media/Materials
Cotton canvas, paint, metal grommets
Techniques
Sewn, painted
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6428d759d-d41e-489a-a633-68898f11ad56
Record ID
NMAI_236257