Crupper

Culture/People
Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)
Previous owner
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Donor
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Mrs. Thea Kowne Page; donated to MAI by Thea Page Heye following her marriage to George Heye in 1915.
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Place
Montana or Alberta; USA, Canada (inferred)
See related items
Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)
Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
4/5057
Barcode
045057.000
Object Type
Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
Object Name
Crupper
Media/Materials
Hide, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche
Techniques
Painted, edge beaded , lazy/lane stitch beadwork
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fedaf872-0d92-4ccb-b10c-9a4e3dff265b
Record ID
NMAI_48544