Fire horn

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Culture/People: Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)
Previous owner: Ezra L. Guthrie (E. L. Guthrie), Non-Indian, 1854-1927
Seller: Ezra L. Guthrie (E. L. Guthrie), Non-Indian, 1854-1927

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Ezra L. Guthrie (1854-1927, a taxidermist who lived in Indiana and Oakland, California); purchased by MAI from Ezra Guthrie in 1923.
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Place: Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Reservation; Oglala Lakota County; South Dakota; USA

See related items: Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 12/3131
Barcode: 123131.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Fire horn
Media/Materials: Buffalo horn, porcupine quills
Techniques: Quill-wrapped (flat)

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws647ddd844-1e3c-478e-8278-7c1db51d63bf

Record ID: NMAI_132614