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Culture/People: Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Collector: William C. Orchard, Non-Indian, 1860-1948
Expedition sponsor: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957; University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum/Penn Museum)

Collection History: Collected in 1911 by William C. Orchard (1860-1948, an employee of the University Museum at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and later at MAI) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye and the University Museum.
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Place: South Dakota; USA

See related items: Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux); Hide working tools

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/8795
Barcode: 028795.000

Object Type: Hide working tools

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Media/Materials: Elk antler
Techniques: Incised, punctate, carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61fc59563-1005-494f-b783-e15a5ad6e6f5

Record ID: NMAI_30821