Bowl for Midewiwin rituals (Image withheld)
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- Date created
- circa 1850
- Culture/People
- probably Sauk (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Laura Carter, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
- Collector
- Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923
- Leo Walker, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
- Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
- Collection History
- Collected from Laura Carter (Sac and Fox) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and expedition interpreter Leo Walker (Sac and Fox), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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- Place
- Oklahoma; USA
- See related items
- Sauk
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- On View
- NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Woodlands
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 2/6544
- Barcode
- 026544.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Native Term
- ke' tci' me' da" wi' na gun
- Object Name
- Bowl for Midewiwin rituals (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Wood, brass tacks/bosses
- Techniques
- Carved
- Dimensions
- 44 x 24 cm
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_28187