Saddle Blanket
| Title | Saddle Blanket |
|---|---|
| Artist | Artist unknown (Cheyenne, Tsistsistas) Central Plains |
| Date | c. 1855 19th century |
| Medium | Buffalo hide and glass beads |
| Classification | beadwork |
| Origin | Central Plains Central Plains |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of the Powell Family in memory of their parents Father Peter Powell and Virginia Raisch Powell |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Saddle Blanket” is a work by Artist unknown (Cheyenne, Tsistsistas) Central Plains, dated c. 1855. It is executed in buffalo hide and glass beads and classified as beadwork. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Rights: Public Domain — CC0 via the Art Institute of Chicago Open Access programme.
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