E0649: Pendant

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0649

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Adornment

Marks/Labels:

"This is an ornament which was found on a Chippewa warrior buried at Houghlin Lake Michin on land by the murder of Jim Fisk at New York. Supposed to be 150 yrs old."

Materials:

botanical ➔ wood
colorant ➔ paint

Dimensions:

5.5 cm L
1.5 cm W
1 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:

Houghlin Lakes, Michigan, USA

Description:

Chippewa wooden teardrop pendant with a hole carved through the narrow end.

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