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Dakota beaded ball
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| Description | Grapefruit-size ball, possibly a 'puberty ball,' divided into four color sections by dark blue beads. Sections of beads include red, light blue, pink with blue, yellow, and green patterns. There is a pink cord coming out of the ball. Collected at either the Lower Brule Indian Agency, Lower Brule, South Dakota or the Crow Creek Indian Agency, Fort Thompson, South Dakota. |
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| Quantity | 1 item |
| Format | Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements | 4 inches diameter |
| Nomenclature | Balls for sports |
| Creation | Made by Dakota Indians |
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Used at: Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota Used at: Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota Made by Dakota Indians Used by Dakota Indians Used in Lower Brule, Lyman County, South Dakota, United States Used in Fort Thompson, Buffalo County, South Dakota, United States Used in Minnesota, United States Dakota Indians--Beadwork Indian. Recreation. Games. Traditional |
| Dates | Creation: Exactly 1890 |
| 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 |
| ID Number | 9492.6 |