Horse mask

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Date created: 1840-1860

Culture/People: Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Previous owner: Dr. George Bird Grinnell, Non-Indian, 1849-1938; Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum (R.F. Zogbaum), Non-Indian, 1849-1925
Seller: Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum (R.F. Zogbaum), Non-Indian, 1849-1925

Collection History: Collected by anthropologist and naturalist George Bird Grinnell (1849-1938), probably between 1875 and 1900; transferred to Rufus F. Zogbaum (1849-1925, a Western artist) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from Rufus Zogbaum circa 1907.
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Place: Montana; USA (inferred)

See related items: Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne); Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/4443
Barcode: 014443.000

Object Type: Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry

Object Name: Horse mask
Media/Materials: Deerhide/deerskin, porcupine quills, feather/feathers, dye/dyes
Techniques: Quilled (lane stitched)
Dimensions: 52 x 59 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d5c1c672-e2b6-42ed-a849-823a69528574

Record ID: NMAI_15330