Book of ledger drawings

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Culture/People: Sioux
Artist/Maker: Samuel (unknown surname), Sioux
Collector: General William Nicholson Grier, Non-Indian, 1812-1885
Previous owner: General William Nicholson Grier, Non-Indian, 1812-1885; Anna Grier Campbell (Mrs. George W. Campbell, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1846-1917; Robert C. Campbell, Non-Indian, 1891-1966
Donor: Robert C. Campbell, Non-Indian, 1891-1966
Honoree: General William Nicholson Grier, Non-Indian, 1812-1885

Collection History: Collected by General William Nicholson Grier (1812-1885) during his service with the US Army (1835-1870); inherited by his daughter, Anna Grier Campbell (1846-1917) and then by her son Robert C. Campbell (1891-1966); donated to MAI by Robert C. Campbell in 1963 in memory of his grandfather.
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Place: South Dakota; USA

See related items: Sioux; Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/2855
Barcode: 232855.000

Object Type: Painting/Drawing/Print

Object Name: Book of ledger drawings
Media/Materials: Paper, graphite, crayon
Techniques: Drawn
Dimensions: 20 x 27 x 10 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60d970edd-bc88-453b-ba20-398ef37ac338

Record ID: NMAI_248053