Photogrammetric dataset of HASMG:1983.78.4 and 5 (scalp locks) at Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
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posted on 2022-05-11, 13:56 authored by Thomas AllisonThomas Allison, Louisa MinkinLouisa Minkin, Concepts Have Teeth
HASMG:1983.78.4 and 5
Hastings Catalogue Description:
Blue beaded scalp, c1870 taken by Chief Crazy Crow in his youth.
Blackmore Notes:
Two scalps taken by the Blackfoot Chief Crazy Crow. He took these (one from a Kutenai and one from a Crow Indian) when at about 17 years of age, he was on the war path against these tribes. He was on his deathbed when he gave these to Mrs Sheridan.
Photogrammetric dataset of 103 jpeg images, taken on project visit to Hastings Museum and Art Gallery April 2022
Funding
Concepts Have Teeth, And Teeth That Bite Through Time: digital imaging and Blackfoot material culture in UK museums.
Arts and Humanities Research Council
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