Culture/People:

Iowa  Search this

Previous owner:

Thomas R. Roddy (Tom Roddy/T. R. Roddy/White Buffalo), Non-Indian, 1857-1924  Search this

Seller:

Thomas R. Roddy (Tom Roddy/T. R. Roddy/White Buffalo), Non-Indian, 1857-1924  Search this

Object Name:

Medicine bag for Midewiwin rituals (Image withheld)

Media/Materials:

Otter skin/fur, porcupine quills

Techniques:

Quill embroidered

Object Type:

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Place:

Oklahoma; USA

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; acquired by Thomas R. Roddy (1857-1924, an Indian artifact collector and dealer) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from Tom Roddy in 1915.

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Catalog Number:

4/1082

Barcode:

041082.000

See related items:

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Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6626150ae-b47e-45b1-ba87-bdba959fa97f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_44272