Back rest

Museum number:
2-33930a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210233930a@2dc
Accession number:
Acc.1632
Description:
a) Tripod; 3 poles; carved and painted. b) Sticks horizontally joined for backrest mat; edging in hide. c) Bundle of 15 sticks for making backrest. Pinewood.
Donor:
American Indian Film Project
Collection place:
Blackfeet Reservation, Montana
Verbatim coll. place:
Montana; Blackfeet Reservation; Browning
Culture or time period:
Blackfoot of US
Maker or artist:
Mrs. Eagle-Ribs [Blackfoot]
Collector:
American Indian Film Project
Collection date:
1962
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 33 centimeters
Loans:
S1964-1965 #111: Oakland Public Museum (June 1, 1965–June 7, 1965)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Back rest, accession number 2-33930a-c, described as a) Tripod; 3 poles; carved and painted. b) Sticks horizontally joined for backrest mat; edging in hide. c) Bundle of 15 sticks for making backrest. Pinewood.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Back rest, accession number 2-33930a-c, described as a) Tripod; 3 poles; carved and painted. b) Sticks horizontally joined for backrest mat; edging in hide. c) Bundle of 15 sticks for making backrest. Pinewood.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Back rest, accession number 2-33930a-c, described as a) Tripod; 3 poles; carved and painted. b) Sticks horizontally joined for backrest mat; edging in hide. c) Bundle of 15 sticks for making backrest. Pinewood.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Back rest, accession number 2-33930a-c, described as a) Tripod; 3 poles; carved and painted. b) Sticks horizontally joined for backrest mat; edging in hide. c) Bundle of 15 sticks for making backrest. Pinewood.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Back rest, accession number 2-33930a-c, described as a) Tripod; 3 poles; carved and painted. b) Sticks horizontally joined for backrest mat; edging in hide. c) Bundle of 15 sticks for making backrest. Pinewood.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Back rest, accession number 2-33930a-c, described as a) Tripod; 3 poles; carved and painted. b) Sticks horizontally joined for backrest mat; edging in hide. c) Bundle of 15 sticks for making backrest. Pinewood.

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