Reuben Black Horse (Ruben Black Horse), Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), b. ca. 1855/Lena Black Horse (Mrs. Reuben Black Horse), Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), b. ca. 1862
Courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian
More Information
Time Period:
1920-1921
Materials:
Hide, willow, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Carved, bent, tied
Dimensions:
Cultures:
American Indians, Central Plains, Native Americans, North America, Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), Plains, Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
City:
Lame Deer, Northern Cheyenne Reservation
County:
Rosebud County
State:
Montana
Country:
USA
Collection History:
Commissioned by Thomas M. Galey (b. ca. 1884), an oil man interested in Indians who sometimes assisted anthropologist George Bird Grinnell (1849-1938) during his fieldwork; kept by Indian trader August C. Stohr (1868-1944) at Lame Deer, Montana, until 1932 when it was donated to MAI by Thomas Galey and August Stohr.
Source ID:
NMAI_195339
Catalog Number:
18/2687
Album Name:
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