Necklace

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Culture/People: Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Previous owner: George D. Fuerst (George David Fuerst/Chief Eagle Eye/G. F. Fuerst), Non-Indian, 1857-1918

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of George D. Fuerst (1857-1918), a non-Indian actor who performed as "Chief Eagle Eye" in Wild West Shows; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1918.
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Place: Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)

See related items: Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8/1200
Barcode: 081200.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Necklace
Media/Materials: Deer hoof/hooves
Techniques: Strung

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68ca0c20d-0a18-44b5-813a-028bc66386b9

Record ID: NMAI_87427