Culture/People:

Hunkpapa Lakota (Hunkpapa Sioux)  Search this

Previous owner:

Chief Holy Horse (Tasunka Wakan), Hunkpapa Lakota (Hunkpapa Sioux), ca. 1846-1940  Search this

Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976  Search this

Collector:

Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976  Search this

Seller:

Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976  Search this

Object Name:

Dance bustle

Media/Materials:

Wool cloth, feather/feathers, hide thong/babiche

Techniques:

Sewn

Object Type:

Personal items

Place:

Cannon Ball, Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA

Collection History:

Formerly owned by Chief Holy Horse (Tasunka Wakan, Hunkpapa Lakota, ca. 1846-1940) and said to have been worn by him during a visit to New York City in the 1850s; collected from him circa 1920 by Margaret R. Elliott (1887-1976) while she worked as a nurse and missionary in Cannon Ball, North Dakota; purchased by MAI from Miss Elliott in 1963.

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Catalog Number:

23/2989

Barcode:

232989.000

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Personal items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6235f89d3-0e69-49ac-ba99-392425d887ca

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_248191