Ration ticket/card

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Date created: circa 1880

Culture/People: Nakota (Yankton Sioux)
Previous owner: Dr. Frederick J. Dockstader (FJD), Non-Indian, 1912-1998
Donor: Dr. Frederick J. Dockstader (FJD), Non-Indian, 1912-1998

Collection History: Collection history unknown, but said to have been used as an entry pass for a Sun Dance held at Fort Peck, Montana, in 1883; formerly in the collection of MAI director Dr. Frederick J. Dockstader (1912-1998); donated to MAI by Frederick Dockstader in 1964.
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Place: Fort Peck; Fort Peck, Fort Peck Reservation; Valley County; Montana; USA (inferred)

See related items: Nakota (Yankton Sioux); Personal items
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Nation to Nation, Bad Acts, Bad Paper

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/4238
Barcode: 234238.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Ration ticket/card
Media/Materials: Paper, ink, hide thong/babiche, brass beads, porcupine quills
Techniques: Tied, quill-wrapped (flat)
Dimensions: 27.50 x 8.40 x 4.10 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws612eb1d98-3011-4ea7-a4df-540975185f8d

Record ID: NMAI_249425