Letter opener

Date created
1963-1964
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)
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Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/5737
Barcode
255737.000
Object Type
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Object Name
Letter opener
Media/Materials
Pine
Techniques
Carved
Dimensions
20.2 x 5.1 x 2.9 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67455239a-34d0-4506-8666-22e77ae476c5
Record ID
NMAI_271603