Quirt

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Culture/People: Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Collector: William de la Montagne Cary (W. M. Cary), Non-Indian, 1840-1922
Seller: William de la Montagne Cary (W. M. Cary), Non-Indian, 1840-1922

Collection History: Collected by magazine illustrator William de la Montagne Cary (1840-1922), who travelled in the West in 1861 and 1874; purchased by George Heye from William de la Montagne Cary in 1907.
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Place: Montana; USA (inferred)

See related items: Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke); Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/2595
Barcode: 012595.000

Object Type: Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
Native Term: iichíiliche

Object Name: Quirt
Media/Materials: Turkey bone/bones, hide, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Wrapped, tied

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws669f6e2a0-c000-4717-9f91-b3a3362e1e4a

Record ID: NMAI_13110