Buffalo figure

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Date created: 1963-1964

Culture/People: Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Tipi Shop, Sioux Indian Museum and Crafts Center (Tipi shop)

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Tipi Shop (Sioux Indian Museum and Crafts Center, Rapid City, South Dakota) in 1964; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: South Dakota; USA (inferred)

See related items: Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux); Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/5343
Barcode: 255343.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Buffalo figure
Media/Materials: Cottonwood bark, paint
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 6.6 x 3.2 x 3.6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dbb8b267-7c1c-4973-ada6-38210c8d459e

Record ID: NMAI_271208