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Dakota beaded ball

Titles: Dakota beaded ball (Supplied title)

Description: A Dakota beaded ball, circa 1890. The grapefruit-sized ball is 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 Reservation, Lower Brule, South Dakota or the Crow Creek Reservation, Fort Thompson, South Dakota.

Dates

  • Exactly 1890 (Creation)

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 9492.6

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

  • 4 inches diameter

Subjects

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