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Horse mask

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  • Horse mask

    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

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e8564e8d-9404-4808-a970-6aed20bf6245

    Record ID

    NMAI_123993

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