Headdress

Culture/People
Numakiki (Mandan)
Previous owner
George W. Carpenter (George Washington Carpenter), Non-Indian, 1802-1860
Ellen Douglas Carpenter (Mrs. George W. Carpenter), Non-Indian, 1823-1900
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)
Lender
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of natural scientist and mineralogist George W. Carpenter (1802-1860); inherited by his wife Ellen Douglas Carpenter (1823-1900); donated to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Mrs. Carpenter in 1893; lent to MAI by the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1929.
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Place
North Dakota; USA (inferred)
See related items
Numakiki (Mandan)
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
16/7298
Barcode
167298.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Object Name
Headdress
Media/Materials
Buffalo hide/skin, cow horn
Techniques
Split
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e9e228e0-11e1-49d3-be59-6083135a80a7
Record ID
NMAI_178914