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Culture/People:
Minitari (Hidatsa)  Search this
Possible collector:
Edgar Dewdney, Non-Indian, 1835-1916  Search this
Previous owner:
Edgar Dewdney, Non-Indian, 1835-1916  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Rattle (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
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Techniques:
Stitched
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
Manitoba; Canada (inferred)
Collection History:
Formerly in the collection of Edgar Dewdney (1835-1916), Indian commissioner for Canada's Northwest Territories (1879-1888), Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories (1881-1888), and Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (1892-1897), and probably collected by him between 1879 and 1888; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1917 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Catalog Number:
7/2398
Barcode:
072398.000
See related items:
Minitari (Hidatsa)
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62e3a1c3d-91a4-4405-87ea-15d034f9222a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_77554