Whistle (Image withheld)
name: label: Culture/People
content: Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Lancelot Ely, Non-Indian, 1875-1962
label: Seller
content: Dr. Lancelot Ely, Non-Indian, 1875-1962
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. Lancelot Ely (1875-1962, a surgeon in Somerville, New Jersey); purchased by MAI from Dr. Ely in 1950.
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: North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 21/5138
label: Barcode
content: 215138.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Whistle (Image withheld)
label: Media/Materials
content: Animal Bone, hide thong/babiche
label: Techniques
content: Incised, twisted