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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this
Collector:
Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957  Search this
Seller:
Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Medicine bag for Midewiwin rituals (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Hide, badger paw/foot, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Sewn
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Corson County; South Dakota; USA
Collection History:
Collected by ethnologist and ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore (1867-1957) in 1913 or 1914; purchased by MAI from Frances Densmore in 1917.
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Catalog Number:
6/7919
Barcode:
067919.000
See related items:
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c2fd3e33-fcf6-499f-bf00-e6e182575f09
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_73212