Arrow used in the Ghost Dance (Image withheld)

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Culture/People: Hunkpapa Lakota (Hunkpapa Sioux)
Previous owner: Colonel Clarence Edgar Whitney (C. E. Whitney), Non-Indian, 1876-1956
Seller: Colonel Clarence Edgar Whitney (C. E. Whitney), Non-Indian, 1876-1956

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Colonel Clarence Edgar Whitney (1876-1956, of the Army Corps of Engineers); purchased by MAI from Colonel Whitney in 1951.
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Place: North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)

See related items: Hunkpapa Lakota (Hunkpapa Sioux); Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/8187
Barcode: 218187.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items

Object Name: Arrow used in the Ghost Dance (Image withheld)
Media/Materials: Wood, feather/feathers, animal bone, sinew, paint
Techniques: Carved, wrapped, painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws662e0a8fa-2cab-43fa-a729-3a8638d7241f

Record ID: NMAI_232871