Firestarting set

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Culture/People: Hunkpapa Lakota (Hunkpapa Sioux)
Possible collector: De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939
Previous owner: De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939
Donor: De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of De Cost Smith (1864-1939, a Western painter) and possibly collected by him between 1884 and 1900; bequeathed to MAI by De Cost Smith.
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Place: Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA

See related items: Hunkpapa Lakota (Hunkpapa Sioux); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/1292
Barcode: 201292.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Firestarting set
Media/Materials: Flint, steel, punk wood, wool cloth
Techniques: Flaked/chipped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69afc5c0e-debf-4dba-9f9f-33197b6c737a

Record ID: NMAI_214972