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Object Number
2004.29.5799
Display Title
Earth lodge with entry drying frame, notched ladder and sacrificial pole
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Hidatsa Indians (Siouan) "Earth lodge of the Cross Ventre Indians. Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, ca. 1897. Shows entry drying frame, notched ladder and sacrificial poles at left. Hall, L.C. (Rev.)? Copied from photo loaned by Dr. Washington Matthews."
Keywords
- Dwelling
- Ritual
- Ethnographic
Subject
- Sacrificial pole
Department
Photographic
Date
1897
Artist
Rev. Charles Lemon Hall
Culture
- Gros Ventre
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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North Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms
Fort Berthold Indian Reservation
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 12 × 9.8 cm (4 3/4 × 3 7/8 in.)
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