Object Details
Culture/People
probably Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux) (attributed)
Previous owner
Edward Borein, Non-Indian, 1873-1945
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Edward Borein (1873-1945, a Western artist and collector); acquired by MAI through an exchange with Edward Borein in 1922.
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Date created
circa 1860
Catalog Number
11/4898
Barcode
114898.000
Object Type
Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
Object Name
Horse mask
Media/Materials
Buffalo hide/skin, buffalo horn, eagle feather/feathers (golden eagle), grouse feather/feathers, hide thong/babiche, thread, sinew, paint
Techniques
Cut, cutout, wrapped, tied, painted
Dimensions
44.00 x 55.00 cm
Place
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
See related items
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_123993