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Dance club

Object Details

Collection History
Collected in 1928 by anthropologist Frederick Johnson (1904-1994) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Potawatomi [Parry Island, Ontario]
Collector
Frederick Johnson (Fred Johnson/Frederick M. Johnson), Non-Indian, 1904-1994
Date created
1910-1920
Object Name
Dance club
Media/Materials
Wood, hide thong/babiche
Techniques
Carved, incised, tied
Dimensions
38.1 x 10.4 x 1.1 cm
Object Type
Personal items
Indigenous Term
pugamágðn
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