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Calf's head medicine pouch
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| Description | Seamless hide medicine pouch with lane stitch beadwork pieces appliqued to represent a calf's features (renders a face on both sides). Small thongs dangle from eye and ear patches. A muslin cuff intended for use to close the bag is attached at the pouch opening. The glass seed beads are primarily blue and white with red and green. |
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| Quantity | 1 item |
| Format | Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements | 20 inches length 7 inches width widest point |
| Nomenclature | Pouch |
| Creation | Made by (possibly) Dakota Indians |
| Subjects |
Made by (possibly) Dakota Indians Indian. Ceremonial Artifacts. Midewiwin |
| Dates | Content: 1929 Date donated |
| 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 | 808.M |