Fire horn

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Culture/People: Sioux
Previous owner: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Donor: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Mrs. Thea Kowne Page; donated to MAI by Thea Page Heye following her marriage to George Heye in 1915.
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Place: North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)

See related items: Sioux; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/5071
Barcode: 045071.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Fire horn
Media/Materials: Buffalo horn, glass bead/beads, porcupine quills
Techniques: Lazy/lane stitch beadwork , quill-wrapped (flat)

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69f576041-f011-4047-b9b5-5970736fca7b

Record ID: NMAI_48558