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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Collector:
Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957  Search this
Seller:
Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Game wheel/hoop
Media/Materials:
Wood, hide thong/babiche, sinew
Techniques:
Bent, hexagonal-plaited, wrapped
Dimensions:
27 x 2 cm
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Corson County; South Dakota; USA
Date created:
circa 1913
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:
6/7927
Barcode:
067927.000
See related items:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dd9199c0-3690-424b-8a47-a767c8be5526
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_73220