Photographer: David Sinclair, Non-Indian
Subject: Museum of the American Indian, Research Branch (Annex), 1926-1989
Date Created: 1935
Catalog Number: N21653
Format: Acetate negative
Dimensions: 5 x 7 in.
Collection History: Presumably commissioned by George Heye to document the early work of the Museum of the American Indian.
Description: Side view of a concrete replica of a Blackfoot tipi on Research Branch grounds, Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation, with painted geometric designs, open entry, and dwellings and fence in background.
Place: Research Branch, Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation; New York City, Bronx, Pelham Bay; Bronx County; New York; USA
Site Name: Research Branch, Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation
Culture/People: Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)
Culture Hierarchy: Northern Plains>Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)
Persistent URL:http://www.americanindian.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=345786
Repository:National Museum of the American Indian
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