Culture/People:

Wahpetonwan Dakota (Wahpeton Sioux)  Search this

Collector:

Major John H. Waugh, Non-Indian, 1853-1894  Search this

Previous owner:

Major John H. Waugh, Non-Indian, 1853-1894  Search this

Edna B. Waugh, Non-Indian, 1883-1967  Search this

J. Harold Waugh (John Harold Waugh), Non-Indian, 1878-1956  Search this

Ella Hammond Waugh (Mrs. John H. Waugh), Non-Indian, 1853-1946  Search this

Honoree:

Major John H. Waugh, Non-Indian, 1853-1894  Search this

Object Name:

Dance club

Media/Materials:

Hide, stone, glass bead/beads

Techniques:

Bead-wrapped

Object Type:

Personal items

Place:

Spirit Lake Reservation (Devils Lake Reservation); Benson County, Nelson County, Ramsey County, Eddy County; North Dakota; USA

Collection History:

Collected by Major John H. Waugh (1853-1894, U.S. Indian agent at the Turtle Mountain and Fort Totten/Devil's Lake reservations from 1890 to 1893); inherited by his widow, Ella Hammond Waugh (1853-1946), and his children, John Harold Waugh (1878-1956) and Edna B. Waugh (1883-1967); lent to MAI by Ella Waugh, John Waugh, and Edna Waugh in 1941 in memory of Major Waugh and never reclaimed.

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Catalog Number:

20/4586

Barcode:

204586.000

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Personal items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e54adee2-4a90-4e43-b9f0-03d89d8849db

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_218580