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Object Number
985-27-10/60424
Display Title
Teton Sioux weekly ration ticket from the 4th quarter of 1885
Descriptions
Object Description
Teton Sioux weekly ration ticket from the 4th quarter of 1885. "Soldier" written in on the back. Name of family is "Bull Dog". Ticket food for 5 people. Ticket attached to strip of fur. 39x4.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Ration card, weasel? fur extension from Bull Dog family, torn
Classification
- Ration card
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1885
Culture
- Teton
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Fur, Paper
Dimensions
Overall: 36 x 5 x 3 cm (14 3/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60424; 210 ; 24821
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1885 - 1930)
Owner
Bull Dog Family
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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