Letter opener

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Date created: 1963

Culture/People: Yanktonnai Nakota
Artist/Maker: Fred Medicine Crow, Yanktonnai Nakota, ca. 1881-ca. 1970
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: Yanktonnai Nakota; Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/5735
Barcode: 255735.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Letter opener
Media/Materials: Red cedar, paint
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 19 x 4.7 x 2.6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fcc5e1e4-16b1-4c13-9e63-6dc3ae49ba2d

Record ID: NMAI_271601