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bridle circa 1898; pistol-shaped bit added in 1917
Culture/People
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Previous owner
Nellie Morse, Non-Indian
Robert A. Warth, Non-Indian, 1904-1994
Frances Warth Richey, Non-Indian
Donor
Frances Warth Richey, Non-Indian
Collection History
Said to have been made by a young Sioux man while he was in prison for two years after stealing a horse; given to Nellie Morse at an unknown date; given by Nellie Morse to Robert A. Warth (1904-1994) before 1921; inherited by his daughter Frances Warth Richey; donated to NMAI by Frances Warth Richey in 2005 in memory of Robert Warth.
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Place
Rosebud Reservation; Todd County; South Dakota; USA