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The Broken Thunderbird
Jimalee Chitwood Burton
Leather bag with beaded thunderbird design
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Thunder Bird Designs / Monroe Tsatoke, September 29,1904 - February 3, 1937, Native American; Kiowa (Artist)

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Title(s): 
Thunder Bird Designs
Creator(s): 
Monroe Tsatoke, September 29,1904 - February 3, 1937, Native American; Kiowa (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Kiowa
Materials/Techniques: 
tempera and graphite on paper
Paper/Support: 
Portrait; single-sided Primary: 0.182- 0.186 mm Secondary: 0.154- 0.157 mm Tertiary: 0.280- 0.290 mm All supports are machine-made. Primary support is a cream, mechanical pulp paper. The painting is located on the felt side. The secondary support is a darker toned cream mechanical pulp paper, and slightly thinner than the primary support. The tertiary support is dark grey, internally dyed, and of (low degree of sizing). The wire side is facing up.
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
02.945
Previous Number(s): 
0227.945; 25769
Department: 
Not On View

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