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Eagle Shield (Wambliwahacanka), Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux), ca. 1859-ca. 1932
Previous owner
Eagle Shield (Wambliwahacanka), Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux), ca. 1859-ca. 1932
Collector
Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957
Seller
Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957
Collection History
Collected from Eagle Shield (Lakota, ca. 1859-ca. 1932) 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