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Culture/People:
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Weasel Bear, Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this
Previous owner:
Weasel Bear, 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:
Mourning stick/post (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Wood, deerhide/deerskin, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Painted, overlay beadwork
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Corson County; South Dakota; USA
Collection History:
Collected from Weasel Bear (Lakota) 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:
6/7996
Barcode:
067996.000
See related items:
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f35c2a54-7268-4cf6-ad72-a60f72a2be13
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_73290