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Dakota charm

Titles: Dakota charm (Supplied title)

Description: A Dakota Medicine Lodge (Midewiwin) snakeskin, circa the mid-19th century. It is a complete dried snakeskin ornamented with tufts of red, blue, or green silk ribbon and bird quills tied by leather thongs at semi-regular intervals. The skin has been nailed to a wooden board.

Dates

  • Not later than 1863 (Creation)

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 39.E11

Restrictions

  • Through curatorial review and/or additional consultation with American Indian elders, spiritual leaders, tribal officers or lineal descendants, this item has been determined to be culturally sensitive. As advised by the Minnesota Historical Society Indian Advisory Committee on April 20, 2012, the Minnesota Historical Society will not display images of culturally sensitive items on the public database.

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

  • Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

  • 40 1/2 inches length (board)
  • 2 inches width (board)

Subjects

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