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Object Number
82-45-10/27492
Display Title
Sticks with gifts of tobacco tied to them; Used in Sun Dance
Descriptions
Object Description
Sticks with gifts of tobacco tied to them. They were laid at the foot of the pole at Sun Dance.
Inventory Description
Prayer sticks, worked wood sticks, 2 w/ tobacco filled cloth bundles tied on end
Classification
- Prayer stick
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Teton
- Oglala Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Nebraska
Additional Geographic Terms
Plains Region; Pine Ridge Agency, near
Materials
Wood, Cloth, Tobacco?
Dimensions
Overall: 90.2 x 5.1 x 1.9 cm (35 1/2 x 2 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
27492
Provenance
Collector
Alice C. Fletcher
(July 1882 - November 1882)
Donor
Alice C. Fletcher
(July 1882 - November 1882)
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