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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American; American Indian; Sioux
Title:Pemmican pounder
Date Made:late 19th century
Type:Armament; Fishing/Trapping/Hunting
Materials:Stone, leather, and sinew
Place Made:North America; United States
Measurements:Overall: 3 in x 16 in x 3 in; 7.62 cm x 40.64 cm x 7.62 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK K.A.7.f.6
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College

Label Text:
The Sioux are a diverse group of related Native American and Canadian First Nations communities with a homeland encompassing a broad swath of the Great Plains. These two objects (displayed with SK.K.97) relate to the American bison and demonstrate its ubiquity in Sioux material culture. The hammer was used in the 19th century to pound dried bison or elk meat mixed with fruit and berries to make a base for meals. This purely utilitarian object contrasts with the bison horn with quillwork, a decorative item created for the early tourist market. It was crafted by an unknown artisan using traditional art forms and ornamentation to engage with a changing social and economic landscape. (Jan. 2017)

Tags:
indigenous people; Native American

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