Indian Dolls

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Object Details

Collector

Rev. John M. Cooper

Rev. Eli W. Lindesmith

Donor Name

Catholic University Of America

Notes

From card: "Male and female buckskin dolls with beaded costumes, dentalium shell and tin earrings. Supposed to represent 'Red Horse and his wife.'" Note that male doll has a decorated shield and what appears to be a quirt? - F. Pickering 8-17-2007

There was a Red Horse (1822-1907) who was a Miniconjou Lakota Sioux chief.

Record Last Modified

30 Jun 2022

Specimen Count

Culture

Sioux (Oceti Sakowin)

Accession Date

6 Jul 1956

Collection Date

1893

Accession Number

211312

USNM Number

E395595-0

Object Type

Doll

Place

Fort Keogh, Custer County, Montana, United States, North America

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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ed7eb988-4cbd-4aea-9301-b99e1c6e928e

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8424355