Culture/People:

Non-Indian; probably used by the Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this

Previous owner:

Chief Hole-in-the-Day, II (Bug-O-Nay-Gee-Shig/Bugonaygeeshig/Bug-o-na-ghe-zhisk/Joseph Kwiwisens/Po-go-nay-ge-shick), Minnesota Chippewa, 1825-1868  Search this

Mrs. William M. Frazer, Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

Knife (Image withheld)

Media/Materials:

Iron blade, wood

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Tools and Equipment (General)

Place:

Great Lakes region; Canada, USA (inferred)

Date created:

1850-1860

Collection History:

Said to have been taken at the battle of Wood Lake, Minnesota on September 3, 1862 from Chief Hole-in-the-Day, II (Bug-O-Nay-Gee-Shig, Minnesota Chippewa, 1825-1868); formerly in the collection of Mrs. William M. Frazer; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1947.

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Catalog Number:

20/9752

Barcode:

209752.000

See related items:

Non-Indian

Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)

Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6443eed4b-b29d-43ec-ac28-934c822cd941

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_223687