Tipi liner

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Date created: circa 1910

Culture/People: probably Siksika Blackfoot (attributed); used by the Kainai (Kainah/Blood) [Gleichen, Alberta]
Previous owner: Philip Backfat, Sr., Siksika Blackfoot, 1874-1954; Alphonse Sleigh (Eagle Ribs), Siksika Blackfoot; Fred Big Tobacco, Kainai (Kainah/Blood) [Gleichen, Alberta]; Pawel M. Raczka, Non-Indian

Collection History: Formerly owned by Philip Backfat Sr. (Siksika Blackfoot, 1874-1954); transferred to Alphonse Sleigh (Eagle Ribs, Siksika Blackfoot) before 1938; transferred to Fred Big Tobacco (Kainai [Blood], Gleichen, Alberta) in 1960; inherited by Big Tobacco's wife upon his death in the early 1970s; purchased from her by Pawel M. Raczka (Sun Valley, Idaho); purchased by Carlyn Ring from Pawel Raczka; donated to NMAI by Carlyn Ring in 2006.
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Place: Siksika Reserve; Alberta; Canada

See related items: Siksika Blackfoot; Kainai (Kainah/Blood) [Gleichen, Alberta]; Architecture/Housing

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/5460
Barcode: 265460.001

Object Type: Architecture/Housing

Object Name: Tipi liner
Media/Materials: Cotton canvas, paint
Techniques: Sewn, painted
Dimensions: 526 x 179 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a5ff379c-a55a-4d92-b605-1749c1862470

Record ID: NMAI_380117