Teepee model
Teepee model
Teepee model
Teepee model
Teepee model
Teepee model
Teepee model
Teepee model

Currently not on view

Teepee model,

ca. 1900

Kiowa
PU 5462

Information

Title
Teepee model
Dates

ca. 1900

Medium
Painted leather
Dimensions
57.5 cm., diam. 51.4 with base: 60 cm., diam. 56.2 cm
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 5462
Place Made

North America, United States

Marks/Labels/Seals
PU 5462 written in black ink on bottom near door. 67720 (possibly Field Musem number?) written in black ink inside
Culture
Native American, Plains Indian
Type
models (representations)
Materials
leather, paint
Subject
tipis

Probably collected and donated by General Hugh Lenox Scott, ca. 1900

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