Hairbrush

Culture/People
Sahnish (Arikara)
Artist/Maker
Elizabeth Horn (White Calf Woman/Mrs. Strieby Horn), Sahnish (Arikara)
Previous owner
Elizabeth Horn (White Calf Woman/Mrs. Strieby Horn), Sahnish (Arikara)
Collector
Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940
Collection History
Collected from Elizabeth Horn (White Calf Woman/Mrs. Strieby Horn, Sahnish) by Melvin R. Gilmore (1868-1940, MAI staff member) in 1923 during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place
Fort Berthold Reservation; Dunn County, McLean County, McKenzie County, Mountrail County, Mercer County; North Dakota; USA
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Personal items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
12/3024
Barcode
123024.000
Object Type
Personal items
Object Name
Hairbrush
Media/Materials
Hide, porcupine grass (stipa spartea)
Techniques
Wrapped, tied
Dimensions
7.4 x 4 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a29e223c-eff3-48d4-a86c-9a54c13a60eb
Record ID
NMAI_132496