Painting kit

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Culture/People: Lakota (Teton/Western 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: Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Reservation; Oglala Lakota County; South Dakota; USA

See related items: Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux); Art and Printing tools

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/9021
Barcode: 029021.000

Object Type: Art and Printing tools

Object Name: Painting kit
Media/Materials: Animal Bone, pigment/pigments, cotton cloth
Techniques: Sewn, wrapped
Dimensions: 37 x 18 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60e2c5b11-389a-4abd-b528-810ff459000a

Record ID: NMAI_31017