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Dakota bundle remnants

Titles: Dakota bundle remnants (Supplied title)

Description: A Dakota set of beaded wool tabs from the feet and tail of a traditional otterskin Medicine Lodge bag, circa the mid-19th to early 20th century. The tabs feature abstract beaded images in a cascading effect on wool with silk ribbon edging. Collected by Colonel Henry L. Carver, during Henry Sibley's 1863 Dakota expedition.

Dates

  • Approximately 1863 - Not later than 1922 (Creation)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 6167.8.1-5

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: 5 item

Format

  • Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

  • 15 1/2 inches length (6167.8.1)
  • 3 1/2 inches width (6167.8.1)
  • 3 1/2 inches height (6167.8.2 - 6167.8.5, each)
  • 2 1/2 inches width (6167.8.2 - 6167.8.5, each)

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