Ration ticket/card

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Date created: 1879-1885

Culture/People: Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
Collector: John W. Alder, Non-Indian, 1844-1919
Previous owner: John W. Alder, Non-Indian, 1844-1919
Donor: Eugene C. Alder (Eugene Charles Alder), Non-Indian, 1876-1955

Collection History: Collected by John W. Alder (1844-1919), an Indian agent at Pine Ridge between 1879 and 1885; inherited by his son Eugene C. Alder (1876-1955); purchased by MAI from Eugene Alder in 1920.
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Place: Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Reservation; Oglala Lakota County; South Dakota; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/7341
Barcode: 097341.001

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Ration ticket/card
Media/Materials: Paper, metal cones, hide thong/babiche, cotton cloth, porcupine quills, dentalium shell/shells, dye/dyes, ink
Techniques: Printed, twisted, tied, dyed, quill-wrapped (flat), strung, written

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws624e424f3-669a-4eb8-802a-cc2b025c572f

Record ID: NMAI_105284