Culture/People:

Omaha  Search this

Previous owner:

Te-okanha (Te-o-ko-ha/Teokanha/Arthur Ramsey), Omaha  Search this

George Ramsey, Omaha  Search this

Collector:

Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940  Search this

Object Name:

Personal medicine bundle (Image withheld)

Media/Materials:

Cotton cloth, rabbit skin/fur, reed, deer tail, fox skin/fur, birdskin/birdskins

Techniques:

Wrapped

Object Type:

Ceremonial/Ritual items: Bundles

Place:

Walthill, Omaha Reservation; Thurston County; Nebraska; USA

Collection History:

Formerly owned by Te-okanha (Omaha); collected from Te-okanha's son, George Ramsey, in 1923 by anthropologist Melvin R. Gilmore (1868-1940, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.

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Catalog Number:

12/6225

Barcode:

126225.000

See related items:

Omaha

Ceremonial/Ritual items: Bundles

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65f184866-0cb9-4808-8c0f-a4cb35635b7b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_135720