BRUSH

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

BRUSH

Entry/Object ID

143/3389

Description

PORCUPINE/PART BEADED/tail/wrapped around wood This comb belonged to Luther Standing Bear (Oglala Lakota). He sent it to Harry L. George in September, 1914.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Great Plains

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Oceti Sakowin, Oglala
Native American

Notes

the word, Sioux, is referenced. Sioux is considered a slur word according to the Oceti Sakowin peoples.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Brush

Nomenclature Class

Multiple Use T&E for Materials

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Parts

Count

1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

THIS PORCUPINE TAIL COMB WAS A GIFT TO HARRY L GEORGE FROM LUTHER STANDING BEAR I9/1/1914. HLG LEDGER VOL. 1, p. 28B', 9/1/1914