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Catalog Data

Collector:
Brig. Gen. William B. Hazen  Search this
William Courtenay  Search this
Donor Name:
Mrs. Mildred M. Hazen  Search this
Culture:
Hidatsa (?)  Search this
Arikara (Sahnish) (?)  Search this
Mandan (?)  Search this
Object Type:
Bag
Place:
Fort Buford, Williams County, Dakota Territory / North Dakota, United States, North America
Accession Date:
25 May 1892
Collection Date:
1872
Notes:
A general purpose household storage bag, often cataloged as a saddlebag. Culture identification changed from Sioux to Hidatsa, Arikara, or Mandan by Candace Greene May 2017 based on a full review of the collecting history and consideration of general stylistic traits.
Type of bag called a possible bag or tipi bag.
Record Last Modified:
26 Oct 2020
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
025748
USNM Number:
E154036-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f398ae07-5eee-46b0-a158-ca29ac7b21c5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8343597