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Collector:
Dr. Betty J. Meggers  Search this
Donor Name:
Dr. Betty J. Meggers  Search this
Length:
19 cm
Culture:
Assiniboine (Nakoda/Nakota/Nakona)  Search this
Object Type:
Doll
Place:
Harlem, Fort Belknap Reservation, Montana, United States, North America
Accession Date:
9 May 1990
Collection Date:
Dec 1941
Notes:
Male figure, body of stuffed cloth, face of leather, black wool hair in 3 braids, feather attached to hair, buckskin shirt, leggings and moccasins elaborately beaded; cloth breechclout; hands of leather, right hand holds tobacco pouch, left holds feather. Original tag states "Made by Holy Woman, full Assiniboine". For more info see donor's correspondence. Purchased by donor from Arts & Crafts Assoc., Fort Belknap Agency, Harlem, MT, for $5.00/pr. One of a pair with #424922.
Record Last Modified:
24 Jan 2023
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
374095
USNM Number:
E424921-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/357da332c-80d8-4d4c-861a-68ec1c339620
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8458066