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45-15-1207

Location: On Display in the Native American Voices

From: Dakotas

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 45-15-1207
Current Location Native American Voices - On Display
Culture Oglala
Provenience Dakotas
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Date Made 1880-1889
Section American
Materials Ash Wood | Fiber
Iconography Elk Head
Description

Of young ash, with elk-head with antlers carved in full relief on end. Shading scorched, used in the grass dance (Omaha dance).

Length 70 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Owen Stephens, 1945

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