Tipi liner depicting the exploits of Many Tail Feathers
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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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