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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Possible collector:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Previous owner:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Donor:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Object Name:
Arrow shaft straightener
Media/Materials:
Animal bone
Techniques:
Carved, perforated
Dimensions:
19 x 5 x 2 cm
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA
Date created:
circa 1870
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of De Cost Smith (1864-1939, a Western painter) and possibly collected by him between 1884 and 1900; bequeathed to MAI by De Cost Smith.
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Catalog Number:
20/1287
Barcode:
201287.000
See related items:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ed17341b-1fa0-4439-a491-5889bdd0b4f1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_214967