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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0701   CAS 0370-0701; Tipi liner
Category Bead & Leatherwork; Textiles
Object Name Tipi liner
Culture Cheyenne
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Montana, Wyoming
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1800s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Canvas; Cotton cloth; Glass beads; Flannel cloth
Description Rectangular tipi liner constructed of several wide strips of white canvas that are machine sewn together and backed with white cotton sheeting; Front of liner is decorated with 15 evenly spaced beaded bands, segmented into colors of yellow, blue, and red, with a small red felt button attached at each change of color; Along one long edge is row of beaded rosettes in yellow, red, and dark and light blue; A leather lacing wrapped in raffia-like fiber, looped at each end, and decorated with deer hoof and tuft of yellow-dyed wool is pendant from each beaded rosette.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 230.5, Length = 144.0