Object Details
Culture/People
probably Dakota (Eastern Sioux) (attributed)
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Tipi Shop, Sioux Indian Museum and Crafts Center (Tipi shop)
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Tipi Shop (Sioux Indian Museum and Crafts Center, Rapid City, South Dakota) in 1961; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Date created
1960-1961
Catalog Number
25/9112
Barcode
259112.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Turtle figures
Media/Materials
Catlinite/pipestone
Techniques
Carved, incised
Dimensions
4.8 x 3.5 x 1 cm
Place
Minnesota; USA (inferred)
See related items
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_275101