Backrest

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Object Details

Culture/People

Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)

Collection History

Said to have been collected by a Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) employee at an unknown date; acquired by George Heye from an unknown source circa 1904.

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Catalog Number

2277

Barcode

002277.000

Object Type

Furnishings (Home)

Object Name

Backrest

Media/Materials

Wood

Techniques

Cut, stitched

Place

Montana or Alberta; USA, Canada (inferred)

See related items

Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)

Furnishings (Home)

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66156c3e3-18d8-430b-9a20-6666f7162fcc

Record ID

NMAI_2467