Tipi cover

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Date created: 1900-1920

Culture/People: Tli Cho (Dogrib/Thlingchadinne)
Previous owner: Chief Martin, Tli Cho (Dogrib/Thlingchadinne); Philip Henry Godsell (Philip H. Godsell), Non-Indian, 1889-1961
Seller: Philip Henry Godsell (Philip H. Godsell), Non-Indian, 1889-1961

Collection History: Purchased from Chief Martin (Tli Cho) in 1921 by Philip H. Godsell (1889-1961, a fur trader with the Hudson's Bay Company, Arctic traveler, writer and journalist); purchased by MAI from Philip Godsell in 1951.
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Place: Behchoko (Fort Rae); North Slave Region; Northwest Territories; Canada

See related items: Tli Cho (Dogrib/Thlingchadinne); Architecture/Housing

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/8391
Barcode: 218391.000

Object Type: Architecture/Housing

Object Name: Tipi cover
Media/Materials: Caribou hide/skin, sinew, wool felt, ochre
Techniques: Sewn, painted
Dimensions: 305 x 1570 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6efbac0ea-cc9f-473c-b20b-3ebbfd5c1763

Record ID: NMAI_232989