Whistle (Image withheld)
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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
- Standing Rock Agency; Fort Yates, Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA
- See related items
- Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 2/9023
- Barcode
- 029023.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Object Name
- Whistle (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Animal Bone
- Techniques
- Cut
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_31019