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:

Firestarting flint

Media/Materials:

Stone

Techniques:

Flaked/chipped

Object Type:

Tools and Equipment (General)

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:

6/7980

Barcode:

067980.000

See related items:

Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)

Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6533f6557-d6d8-49c0-ba1c-ab9d75528222

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_73273