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Object Number
985-27-10/60423
Display Title
2 Teton Sioux ration tickets from Rosebud Agency, tied together. One has a red q
Descriptions
Object Description
2 Teton Sioux ration tickets from Rosebud Agency, tied together. One has a red quilled decoration w/ tinkler and red fluffy feather at end. Other has white bone bead hanging off thong. One belonged to "Eagle Woman". The other "Bear in the Woods". 33.0x4.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Ration card, decorated with bone, quill, metal tinkler and fabric extenstions
Classification
- Ration card
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Teton
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
South Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms
Rosebud agency
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 10 x 4 cm (6 11/16 x 3 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
7
Label on object
985-27-10/60423; 233 / 34351
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Owner
Eagle Woman
Owner
Bear in the Woods
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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