Culture/People:

Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this

Previous owner:

Chief Short Bull (Tatanka Ptécela/Short Buffalo Bull/Arnold Short Bull), Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux), ca. 1845-1915  Search this

Natalie Curtis Burlin, Non-Indian, 1875-1921  Search this

Paul Burlin, Non-Indian, 1886-1969  Search this

Donor:

Paul Burlin, Non-Indian, 1886-1969  Search this

Object Name:

Ghost Dance shield (Image withheld)

Media/Materials:

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Techniques:

Painted

Object Type:

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Place:

Pine Ridge Reservation; Jackson County, Oglala Lakota County; South Dakota; USA

Collection History:

Formerly owned by Chief Short Bull (Tatanka Ptécela, Sicangu Lakota, ca. 1845-1915); presented by him to ethnomusicologist Natalie Curtis Burlin (1875-1921) in 1904; inherited by her husband Paul Burlin (1886-1969); donated to MAI by Paul Burlin in 1923.

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Catalog Number:

12/4442

Barcode:

124442.000

See related items:

Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws600d0ca7e-e6e1-41b9-8f88-00b9edf9a3ae

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_134027