Medicine bag for Midewiwin rituals (Image withheld)
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- Culture/People
- Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)
- Previous owner
- Emil W. Lenders (Emil William Lenders/E. W. Lenders), Non-Indian, 1864-1934
- Seller
- Emil W. Lenders (Emil William Lenders/E. W. Lenders), Non-Indian, 1864-1934
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Emil W. Lenders (1864-1934, a Western genre painter who also travelled with Wild West Shows); purchased by George Heye from Emil Lenders in 1909.
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- Place
- Wisconsin; USA (inferred)
- See related items
- Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 2/3171
- Barcode
- 023171.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Object Name
- Medicine bag for Midewiwin rituals (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Otter skin/fur, glass bead/beads
- Techniques
- Overlay beadwork
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_24604