Necklace
name: label: Culture/People
content: Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)
label: Collector
content: Newell B. Perkins (N. B. Perkins), Non-Indian, 1833-1917
label: Previous owner
content: Newell B. Perkins (N. B. Perkins), Non-Indian, 1833-1917
label: Previous owner
content: Arthur Billings Hunt, Non-Indian, 1890-1971
label: Lender
content: Arthur Billings Hunt, Non-Indian, 1890-1971
label: Seller
content: Arthur Billings Hunt, Non-Indian, 1890-1971
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected between 1879 and 1883 by Newell B. Perkins (1833-1917, a trader at Fort Yates and Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota); inherited by his grandson, Arthur Billings Hunt (1890-1971, a concert singer); lent to MAI by Arthur Billings Hunt in 1930; purchased by MAI from Arthur Billings Hunt in 1958.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Montana or Alberta; USA, Canada (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 16/9740
label: Barcode
content: 169740.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Necklace
label: Media/Materials
content: Hide, dentalium shell/shells, hide thong/babiche
label: Techniques
content: Strung