Hatband

Culture/People
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
Previous owner
Helen Eastgate Whitaker (Mrs. Simon P. Whitaker), Non-Indian, 1857-1945
Anna W. Slaughter (Anna Whitaker Slaughter/Mrs. Eugene W. Slaughter), Non-Indian, 1887-1972
Donor
Anna W. Slaughter (Anna Whitaker Slaughter/Mrs. Eugene W. Slaughter), Non-Indian, 1887-1972
Honoree
Helen Eastgate Whitaker (Mrs. Simon P. Whitaker), Non-Indian, 1857-1945
Collection History
Said to have been collected by members of the Eastgate family, many of whom lived in the Spirit Lake area in the late nineteenth century; inherited by Helen Eastgate Whitaker (Mrs. Simon P. Whitaker, 1857-1945) of Orange County, New York and subsequently by her daughter Anna Whitaker Slaughter (Mrs. Eugene W. Slaughter, 1887-1972); donated to MAI by Mrs. Slaughter in 1970 in memory of Helen Eastgate Whitaker.
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Place
Devils Lake, Spirit Lake Reservation (Devils Lake Reservation); Ramsey County; North Dakota; USA
See related items
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
24/3953
Barcode
243953.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Hatband
Media/Materials
Rawhide, porcupine quills
Techniques
Quill-wrapped (flat)
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws608bbd156-0345-47fa-97de-981275b45eb7
Record ID
NMAI_259750