Plume Box

37677

Location: On Display in the Native American Voices

From: United States of America | North Dakota | Devil's Lake Reservation

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Wacehe-Ozuha
Object Number 37677
Current Location Native American Voices - On Display
Culture Sisseton
Provenience United States of America | North Dakota | Devil's Lake Reservation
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood
Description

Box used for storing eagle feathers. Inscription on the lid refers to the songs of a medicine society. Made by Powerful Cloud.

Height 6.99 cm
Length 45.72 cm
Width 14.61 cm
Credit Line John Wanamaker Expedition, 1900; R. Stewart Culin, 1900

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