Charm/Amulet

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Culture/People: Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
Collector: Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957
Seller: Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957

Collection History: Collected by ethnologist and ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore (1867-1957) in 1913 or 1914; purchased by MAI from Frances Densmore in 1917.
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Place: Standing Rock Reservation; Corson County; South Dakota; USA

See related items: Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux); Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 6/8027
Barcode: 068027.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Charm/Amulet
Media/Materials: Flint
Techniques: Flaked/chipped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws634800454-a4b4-4ffe-9ea3-29af5d201045

Record ID: NMAI_73321