Ornament
name: label: Culture/People
content: Wahpetonwan Dakota (Wahpeton Sioux)
label: Collector
content: Major John H. Waugh, Non-Indian, 1853-1894
label: Previous owner
content: Major John H. Waugh, Non-Indian, 1853-1894
label: Previous owner
content: Edna B. Waugh, Non-Indian, 1883-1967
label: Previous owner
content: J. Harold Waugh (John Harold Waugh), Non-Indian, 1878-1956
label: Previous owner
content: Ella Hammond Waugh (Mrs. John H. Waugh), Non-Indian, 1853-1946
label: Honoree
content: Major John H. Waugh, Non-Indian, 1853-1894
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Major John H. Waugh (1853-1894, U.S. Indian agent at the Turtle Mountain and Fort Totten/Devil's Lake reservations from 1890 to 1893); inherited by his widow, Ella Hammond Waugh (1853-1946), and his children, John Harold Waugh (1878-1956) and Edna B. Waugh (1883-1967); lent to MAI by Ella Waugh, John Waugh, and Edna Waugh in 1941 in memory of Major Waugh and never reclaimed.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Spirit Lake Reservation (Devils Lake Reservation); Benson County, Nelson County, Ramsey County, Eddy County; North Dakota; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Wahpetonwan Dakota (Wahpeton Sioux)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 20/4589
label: Barcode
content: 204589.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ornament
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Serrated