Rattle (Image withheld)

Culture/People
Minitari (Hidatsa)
Possible collector
Edgar Dewdney, Non-Indian, 1835-1916
Previous owner
Edgar Dewdney, Non-Indian, 1835-1916
Presenter/funding source
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
Collection History
Formerly in the collection of Edgar Dewdney (1835-1916), Indian commissioner for Canada's Northwest Territories (1879-1888), Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories (1881-1888), and Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (1892-1897), and probably collected by him between 1879 and 1888; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1917 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Place
Manitoba; Canada (inferred)
See related items
Minitari (Hidatsa)
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
7/2398
Barcode
072398.000
Object Type
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Object Name
Rattle (Image withheld)
Media/Materials
Hide
Techniques
Stitched
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62e3a1c3d-91a4-4405-87ea-15d034f9222a
Record ID
NMAI_77554