Culture/People:

Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this

Previous owner:

John Jay White, Non-Indian, 1860-1923  Search this

Lender:

John Jay White, Non-Indian, 1860-1923  Search this

Donor:

Grace Hoffman White (Virginia Grace Hoffman/Mrs. John Jay White), Non-Indian, 1862-1937  Search this

Object Name:

Medicine bag (Image withheld)

Media/Materials:

Otter paw/foot

Techniques:

Sewn

Object Type:

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Place:

Lame Deer, Northern Cheyenne Reservation; Rosebud County; Montana; USA

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of John Jay White (1860-1923, a New York City banker and collector of Indian objects); lent to MAI by Mr. White in 1921; donated to MAI by his widow, Grace Hoffman White (Virginia Grace Hoffman, 1862-1937), in 1925.

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Catalog Number:

10/4420

Barcode:

104420.000

See related items:

Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a5590083-ee4b-4ed5-acf5-bc307d2bc379

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_112292