E0321: Horn

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0321

Classification Category:

10:Unclassifiable Artifacts ➞ Function Unknown

Marks/Labels:

Tag: "Mandan 6-15-48 111."

Materials:

animal ➔ horn

Dimensions:

24 cm L
7 cm W
7 cm H

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, USA

Description:

Polished Mandan Bison horn.

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