Culture or time period: Plains and Prairie tribes / Loans: S1964-1965 #18: Merritt College/Helen Creagh (October 12, 1964–October 14, 1964) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Culture or time period Plains and Prairie tribes Loans S1964-1965 #18: Merritt College/Helen Creagh (October 12, 1964–October 14, 1964)

1. Amulet and pouch

Museum number:: 2-5630a,b
Culture or time period:: Piegan
Object class:: Amulets
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: diameter 5 centimeters
Collector:: J. Disbury and Philip Mills Jones
Collection place:: Great Plains, North America
Collection date:: 1903
Taxon:: Bison bison

2. Bow

Museum number:: 2-5493
Culture or time period:: Blackfoot of Canada
Object class:: Bows (weapons)
Function:: 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Dimensions:: length 123 centimeters
Collector:: J. Disbury and Philip Mills Jones
Collection place:: Blackfoot Reservation, Canada
Collection date:: August 27, 1901

3. Club

Museum number:: 2-19481
Culture or time period:: Plains and Prairie tribes
Object class:: Clubs (weapons)
Function:: 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Dimensions:: length 70 centimeters
Collector:: H. B. Hickey Sr. and Mrs. H. B. Hickey Sr.
Collection place:: Great Plains, North America
Collection date:: Before 1946

4. Game

Museum number:: 2-5593a-c
Culture or time period:: Blood
Function:: 5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Dimensions:: (a)— diameter 8.5 centimeters and (a)— 68 centimeters
Collector:: Mrs. Freeman and Philip Mills Jones
Collection place:: Great Plains, North America
Collection date:: 1903

5. Leggings

Museum number:: 2-5508a,b
Culture or time period:: Blackfoot of Canada
Object class:: Leggings
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: length 83 centimeters
Collector:: Philip Mills Jones
Collection place:: Blackfoot Reservation, Canada
Collection date:: August 28, 1901

6. Parfleche

Museum number:: 2-5303
Culture or time period:: Blackfoot of Canada
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: length 55 centimeters
Collector:: Philip Mills Jones
Collection place:: Blackfoot Reservation, Canada
Collection date:: August 27, 1901

7. Pipe

Museum number:: 2-16805a,b
Culture or time period:: Plains and Prairie tribes
Object class:: Pipes (smoking equipment)
Function:: 5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Dimensions:: length 50 centimeters and length 18 centimeters
Collector:: C. J. Millis
Collection place:: Great Plains, North America
Collection date:: 1900-1910