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Date created: circa 1870

Culture/People: Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
Previous owner: Pte san Waste win (Ptesan Wastewin [Pretty Gray Cow]), Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
Collector: Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957
Seller: Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957

Collection History: Collected from Ptesan Wastewin (Lakota) in 1913 or 1914 by ethnologist and ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore (1867-1957); 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); Hide working tools

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 6/7916
Barcode: 067916.000

Object Type: Hide working tools

Object Name: Hide scraper
Media/Materials: Elk antler, iron blade, hide, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Carved, wrapped, tied
Dimensions: 31 x 14 x 4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws642e209cc-e941-402e-8be3-71df9d516b64

Record ID: NMAI_73209