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Culture/People: Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)
Previous owner: Beatrice Minnie Kauper (Beatrice Minnie Cooper/Mrs. Henry Alexis Kauper), Non-Indian, 1896-1968
Seller: Beatrice Minnie Kauper (Beatrice Minnie Cooper/Mrs. Henry Alexis Kauper), Non-Indian, 1896-1968
Presenter/funding source: Stanley R. Grant, Non-Indian, 1918-1993

Collection History: Collection history unknown, but said to have been brought to England in the late 1880s ; formerly in the collection of Beatrice Minnie Cooper Kauper (Mrs. Henry Alexis Kauper, 1896-1968, of Surrey, England); purchased by MAI from Beatrice Kauper in 1964 with funds donated by MAI Trustee Stanley R. Grant (1918-1993).
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Place: Alberta; Canada

See related items: Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet); Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/4005
Barcode: 234005.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Pipebag (Image withheld)
Media/Materials: Moose hide/skin, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Edge beaded , overlay beadwork

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64f2aba7d-ebb7-4860-872f-568458074bef

Record ID: NMAI_248917