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Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Seller:
Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921  Search this
Previous owner:
Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921  Search this
Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896  Search this
Possible owner:
Chief Sitting Bull (Tatanka Iyotanka/Tatanka Yotanka), Hunkpapa Lakota (Hunkpapa Sioux), ca. 1831-1890  Search this
Object Name:
Cane/Walking stick
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Carved
Dimensions:
91.4 cm
Object Type:
Personal items
Place:
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Collection History:
Said to have been owned by Hunkpapa Lakota Chief Sitting Bull (Tatanka Iyotanka/Tatanka Yotanka); formerly in the collection of Dr. Joseph L. Jones (1833-1896, New Orleans, Louisiana); purchased by George Heye from Dr. Jones's widow, Susan Polk Jones (1842-1921), in 1906.
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Catalog Number:
7313
Barcode:
007313.000
See related items:
Sioux
Personal items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d2343ffa-2580-4c3d-81a3-719001f626f1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_7656