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Pesterin' the Ghost Bear for Secrets

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    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)

    Artist/Maker

    Merlin Little Thunder, Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), b. 1956

    Previous owner

    R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007

    Donor

    R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007

    Collection History

    Formerly in the collection of R.E. Mansfield (1937-2007); donated to NMAI by R.E. Mansfield in 2003.

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    Date created

    circa 1990

    Catalog Number

    26/3922

    Barcode

    263922.000

    Object Type

    Painting/Drawing/Print

    Title

    Pesterin' the Ghost Bear for Secrets

    Object Name

    Painting

    Media/Materials

    Paper, gouache/opaque watercolors

    Techniques

    Painted

    Dimensions

    40.5 x 28 cm

    Place

    Tulsa; Tulsa County; Oklahoma; USA

    See related items

    Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
    Painting/Drawing/Print

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ca04d0c0-f15b-4f6f-a70f-8b733ca5eb2f

    Record ID

    NMAI_280075

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