Culture/People:

Sioux  Search this

Previous owner:

John J. Steffen (J.J. Steffen), Non-Indian, 1854-1914  Search this

Seller:

John J. Steffen (J.J. Steffen), Non-Indian, 1854-1914  Search this

Object Name:

Medicine and bag (Image withheld)

Media/Materials:

Rawhide

Techniques:

Painted

Object Type:

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Place:

North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of John J. Steffen (1854-1914, a druggist in Douglas, Wyoming, who was part of an expedition to the Black Hills and Fort Laramie in the 1870s); purchased by George Heye from J.J. Steffen in 1907.

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Catalog Number:

1/3353

Barcode:

013353.000

See related items:

Sioux

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68ac37129-1530-4b5f-9c18-e6963138c079

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_14407