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:
Spinning top
Media/Materials:
Buffalo horn
Techniques:
Carved
Dimensions:
6 x 3 cm
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA
Date created:
circa 1880
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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