Culture/People:

Turtle Mountain Chippewa  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:

Shoulder bag strap/bandolier

Media/Materials:

Cotton cloth, velvet, ribbon, glass bead/beads, thread

Techniques:

Sewn, overlay beadwork, lazy/lane stitch beadwork

Object Type:

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Place:

Turtle Mountain Reservation; Rolette 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:

20/4616

Barcode:

204616.000

See related items:

Turtle Mountain Chippewa

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62b62d953-83da-4f39-bce7-1fe7fabc015f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_218610