Bison figure (Image withheld)
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- Culture/People
- Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)
- Collector
- John W. Alder, Non-Indian, 1844-1919
- Previous owner
- John W. Alder, Non-Indian, 1844-1919
- Eugene C. Alder (Eugene Charles Alder), Non-Indian, 1876-1955
- Seller
- 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 1921.
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- Place
- Pine Ridge Agency; Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Reservation; Oglala Lakota County; South Dakota; USA
- See related items
- Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 10/9296
- Barcode
- 109296.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Object Name
- Bison figure (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Carved
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_117893