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Dance club

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown; acquired by Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast) in Old Deerfield, Massachusetts, at an unknown date, possibly from the "Grey House"; donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
possibly Sioux (attributed)
Previous owner
Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982
Donor
Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian
Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013
Object Name
Dance club
Media/Materials
Horn, wood, hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques
Bead-wrapped , stitched
Dimensions
66.5 x 28 cm
Object Type
Personal items
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