Object Details
Culture/People
probably Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan) (attributed)
Previous owner
Colonel William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill/William Frederick Cody), Non-Indian, 1846-1917
William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
American Indian Handicraft Co.
Seller
American Indian Handicraft Co.
Collection History
Said to have been made for Colonel William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody (1846-1917); acquired by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) from a member of Buffalo Bill Wild West how troupe at an unknown date; purchased by MAI in 1963 from the American Indian Handicraft Company, a personal business that William Stiles and his wife operated from their home.
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Catalog Number
23/2250
Barcode
232250.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments
Object Name
Man's coat/jacket
Media/Materials
Deerhide/deerskin, glass bead/beads
Techniques
Overlay beadwork
Place
Montana; USA (inferred)
See related items
Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_247011