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Object Number
2004.29.5919
Display Title
Pictographic bison robe; Dakota or Lakota
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board (historic caption, please see record for 99-12-10/53121 for up-to-date information about the robe): "Mandan Indians (Siouan) Buffalo robe painted by a Mandan man with design representing a battle fought about 1797 by the Sioux and Arikara against the Mandan, Minnetaree and Ah-wah-hav-ways. Collected by Captains Lewis and Clark."
Keywords
- Ethnographic
- Clothing and Accessory
Subject
- Buffalo robe
Department
Photographic
Date
1850-1899
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Additional Geographic Terms
Plains; Prairie
Dimensions
Overall: 14.61 x 19.05 cm (5 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
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