Object Details
- Collection History
- Said to have been purchased from Chief Sitting Bull (Tatanka Iyotanka, Hunkpapa Lakota, ca. 1831-1890) by William Carpenter in 1888; acquired by J. M. Eaton (owner of an antiques store in Centralia, Washington) from William Carpenter at an unknown date; purchased by Dr. Charles F. Elvers (of Baltimore, Maryland) from J. M. Eaton in 1932; acquired by MAI in 1937 through an exchange with Dr. Elvers.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Hunkpapa Lakota (Hunkpapa Sioux)
- Previous owner
- Chief Sitting Bull (Tatanka Iyotanka/Tatanka Yotanka), Hunkpapa Lakota (Hunkpapa Sioux), ca. 1831-1890
- William Carpenter, Non-Indian
- J. M. Eaton, Non-Indian
- Dr. Charles F. Elvers (Charles Franklin Elvers), Non-Indian
- Object Name
- Quirt
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Object Type
- Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
