Tipi cover

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Culture/People
Assiniboine (Stoney)
Artist/Maker
Possibly by Chief Hector Crawler (Calf Child), Assiniboine (Stoney), ca. 1852-1933
Previous owner
Chief Hector Crawler (Calf Child), Assiniboine (Stoney), ca. 1852-1933
Norman K. Luxton (Norman Kenny Luxton), Non-Indian, 1876-1962
Donor
Norman K. Luxton (Norman Kenny Luxton), Non-Indian, 1876-1962
Object Name
Tipi cover
Media/Materials
Canvas, paint
Techniques
Sewn, painted
Dimensions
726 x 1227 cm
Object Type
Architecture/Housing
Place
Kootenay Plains; Alberta; Canada
Date created
circa 1920
Collection History
Formerly owned by Chief Hector Crawler (Calf Child, Assiniboine, ca. 1852-1933); acquired from him at an unknown date by Norman K. Luxton (1876-1962, a newspaper editor and collector); donated to MAI by Norman Luxton in 1936.
Catalog Number
19/1231
Barcode
191231.000
See related items
Assiniboine (Stoney)
Architecture/Housing
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
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