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Object Number 86-47-10/47985.1.2
Display Title Composite of five adult male skulls, left side
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Dakota Indian / Composite picture of five adult male skulls of Dakota Indians / from Fort Pierre. Nos. 300, 301, 305, 306, 307, 308. / From Army Medical Museum"
Department Photographic
Date 1862-1886
Culture
  • Dakota
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Dimensions Overall: 14.9225 × 14.7638 cm (5 7/8 × 5 13/16 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Army Medical Museum

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