Buffalo skull (Image withheld)
name: label: Culture/People
content: Sahnish (Arikara)
label: Previous owner
content: Soldier, Sahnish (Arikara)
label: Previous owner
content: Alfred Bear, Sahnish (Arikara)
label: Seller
content: Alfred Bear, Sahnish (Arikara)
label: MAI agent
content: Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940
notes: label: Collection History
content: Kept by Soldier (Arikara) until shortly before his passing, circa 1920; given by Soldier to Alfred Bear (Arikara) to dispose of on the prairie with his pipe and an offering; retrieved by Alfred Bear after a year or more; purchased from Alfred Young Bear by MAI through Melvin R. Gilmore (1868-1940, MAI staff member) in 1926.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Fort Berthold Reservation; Dunn County, McLean County, McKenzie County, Mountrail County, Mercer County; North Dakota; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Sahnish (Arikara)
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 14/5104
label: Barcode
content: 145104.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Buffalo skull (Image withheld)
label: Media/Materials
content: Buffalo skull
label: Techniques
content: Unmodified