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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Sioux [Crow Creek]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
John Saul, Sioux [Crow Creek], 1878-1971  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
Tipi Shop, Sioux Indian Museum and Crafts Center (Tipi shop)  Search this
Object Name:
Figure and case (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Cottonwood, fur, commercially tanned leather
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Dimensions:
20.7 x 5.8 cm
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
Crow Creek Sioux Reservation; Buffalo County; South Dakota; USA
Date created:
1964
Collection History:
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Tipi Shop (Sioux Indian Museum and Crafts Center, Rapid City, South Dakota) in 1964; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Catalog Number:
25/8748
Barcode:
258748.000
See related items:
Sioux [Crow Creek]
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a9e817bc-4906-4f77-bce6-db9c0b349704
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_274696