Bow and arrow model/miniature

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Culture/People: Wahpetonwan Dakota (Wahpeton Sioux)
Collector: Major John H. Waugh, Non-Indian, 1853-1894
Previous owner: Major John H. Waugh, Non-Indian, 1853-1894; Edna B. Waugh, Non-Indian, 1883-1967; J. Harold Waugh (John Harold Waugh), Non-Indian, 1878-1956; Ella Hammond Waugh (Mrs. John H. Waugh), Non-Indian, 1853-1946
Honoree: Major John H. Waugh, Non-Indian, 1853-1894

Collection History: Collected by Major John H. Waugh (1853-1894, U.S. Indian agent at the Turtle Mountain and Fort Totten/Devil's Lake reservations from 1890 to 1893); inherited by his widow, Ella Hammond Waugh (1853-1946), and his children, John Harold Waugh (1878-1956) and Edna B. Waugh (1883-1967); lent to MAI by Ella Waugh, John Waugh, and Edna Waugh in 1941 in memory of Major Waugh and never reclaimed.
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Place: Spirit Lake Reservation (Devils Lake Reservation); Benson County, Nelson County, Ramsey County, Eddy County; North Dakota; USA

See related items: Wahpetonwan Dakota (Wahpeton Sioux); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/4572
Barcode: 204572.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Bow and arrow model/miniature
Media/Materials: Wood, sinew, feather/feathers, paint
Techniques: Carved, tied, painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68f46ca2d-f060-40c3-8493-2a72c4065526

Record ID: NMAI_218566