Bag

Culture/People
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
Collector
Sarah Emilia Olden (Sarah E. Olden), Non-Indian, 1867-ca. 1955
Previous owner
Sarah Emilia Olden (Sarah E. Olden), Non-Indian, 1867-ca. 1955
Donor
Sarah Emilia Olden (Sarah E. Olden), Non-Indian, 1867-ca. 1955
Collection History
Collected by Sarah Emilia Olden (1867-ca. 1955, an author and amateur folklorist who supported Episcopal missionary work throughout the US) when she spent the winter of 1916-1917 at St. Elizabeth's Boarding School for Indian Children in Wakpala, South Dakota; donated to MAI by Miss Olden in 1918.
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Place
Wakpala, Standing Rock Reservation; Corson County; South Dakota; USA
See related items
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
8/3169
Barcode
083169.000
Object Type
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Object Name
Bag
Media/Materials
Hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques
Edge beaded , lazy/lane stitch beadwork
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6084c8d45-f8dc-462d-bc7f-6ff130610e4e
Record ID
NMAI_89628