Culture/People:

Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this

Previous owner:

Mother of Eagle Shield, 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:

Bag

Media/Materials:

Buffalo hide/skin

Techniques:

Sewn

Object Type:

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Place:

Standing Rock Reservation; Corson County; South Dakota; USA

Collection History:

Collected from Eagle Shield's mother (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:

6/8013

Barcode:

068013.000

See related items:

Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61013c060-232a-40bc-934c-66dfc547816f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_73307