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Object Number 82-45-10/27498
Display Title Rawhide cutout of a man; Used in Sun Dance
Descriptions
Object Description Rawhide cutout of a man. Hung as offerings on center pole during the Sun Dance.
Inventory Description Cutout, standing male figure, fiber tied at chest, feather plume at head, erect
Classification
  • Communication artifacts
Department Ethnographic
Date 1882
Culture
  • Teton
  • Oglala Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nebraska
Additional Geographic Terms Plains Region; Pine Ridge Agency, near
Dimensions Overall: 46 x 21.5 x 0.4 cm (18 1/8 x 8 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 27498
Provenance
Collector Alice C. Fletcher (July 1882 - November 1882)
Donor Alice C. Fletcher (July 1882 - November 1882)

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