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Indian Prayer

Object Details

Collection History
Distributed as art of a fundraising solicitation by the Dakota Indian Foundation (Chamberlain, South Dakota) at an unknown date; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
probably Dakota (Eastern Sioux) (attributed)
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Dakota Indian Foundation, 1971-
Date created
circa 1975
Title
Indian Prayer
Object Name
Wall hanging
Media/Materials
Plastic, paint
Techniques
Commercially produced/manufactured, painted, mold-made
Dimensions
15.3 x 9.0 x 0.3 cm
Object Type
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

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