Scalp (surrogate or imitation) (Image withheld)
name: label: Culture/People
content: Plains
label: Possible owner
content: Chief Sitting Bull (Tatanka Iyotanka/Tatanka Yotanka), Hunkpapa Lakota (Hunkpapa Sioux), ca. 1831-1890
label: Previous owner
content: Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956
label: Seller
content: Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956
notes: label: Collection History
content: Said to have been owned by Chief Sitting Bull (Tatanka Iyotanka, Hunkpapa Lakota, ca. 1831-1890) and acquired from him by an unnamed Army officer; formerly in the collection of Joseph Keppler, Jr. (1872-1956, a long-time friend of George Heye); purchased by George Heye from Joseph Keppler in 1906.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Plains
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 9418
label: Barcode
content: 009418.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Scalp (surrogate or imitation) (Image withheld)
label: Media/Materials
content: Hide, wood
label: Techniques
content: Bent, stretched