Culture/People:

Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Eagle Shield (Wambliwahacanka), Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux), ca. 1859-ca. 1932  Search this

Previous owner:

Eagle Shield (Wambliwahacanka), Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux), ca. 1859-ca. 1932  Search this

Collector:

Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957  Search this

Seller:

Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957  Search this

Object Name:

Woman's belt with awl case

Media/Materials:

Rawhide

Techniques:

Sewn

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Place:

Standing Rock Reservation; Corson County; South Dakota; USA

Collection History:

Collected from Eagle Shield (Lakota, ca. 1859-ca. 1932) in 1913 or 1914 by ethnologist and ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore (1867-1957); purchased by MAI from Frances Densmore in 1917.

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Catalog Number:

6/7903

Barcode:

067903.000

See related items:

Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)

Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64f5c8f1e-bd7e-4787-9d3d-fcf28f9c8392

EDAN-URL:

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