Medicine bag for Midewiwin rituals (Image withheld)
name: label: Culture/People
content: Sioux
label: Previous owner
content: William E. Hawks (William E. Hawks, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1864-1929
label: Seller
content: William E. Hawks (William E. Hawks, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1864-1929
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William E. Hawks (1864-1929, a Bennington, Vermont, native who ranched in Idaho in the 1880s and later collected cowboy songs and historical data); purchased by MAI from William E. Hawks in 1917.
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: 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: 6/4481
label: Barcode
content: 064481.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Medicine bag for Midewiwin rituals (Image withheld)
label: Media/Materials
content: Skunk skin/fur, glass bead/beads
label: Techniques
content: Sewn