Whistle (Image withheld)
name: label: Culture/People
content: Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
label: Collector
content: Jennie Dixon, Non-Indian, ca. 1848-ca. 1930
label: Previous owner
content: Jennie Dixon, Non-Indian, ca. 1848-ca. 1930
label: Previous owner
content: Henrietta Potter James (Henrietta Augusta Potter/Mrs. H.P. James/Mrs. Walter M. James), Non-Indian, 1854-1941
label: Donor
content: Henrietta Potter James (Henrietta Augusta Potter/Mrs. H.P. James/Mrs. Walter M. James), Non-Indian, 1854-1941
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected in 1885 by Miss Jennie Dixon (ca. 1848-ca. 1930, a teacher from Pennsylvania who probably taught at the St. Paul's Mission Indian school in Marty, South Dakota); transferred at an unknown date to Henrietta Potter James (Mrs. Walter M. James, 1854-1941, who was associated with the University Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); donated to MAI by Mrs. James in 1925.
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: Rosebud Reservation; Todd County; South Dakota; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Sicangu Lakota (Brulé 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: 13/6498
label: Barcode
content: 136498.000
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, porcupine quills
label: Techniques
content: Quill-wrapped (flat)