Medicine bundle model

Museum number:
2-62090
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020062090
Accession number:
Acc.3419
Description:
Medicine bundle model; paper exterior over unknown core wrapped with plain weave off-white cotton cloth; two buckskin ties.
Donor:
David G. Mandelbaum
Collection place:
Plains Cree Reservation, Saskatchewan, Canada
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada; Saskatchewan; Plains Cree Reservation
Culture or time period:
Plains Cree
Collector:
David G. Mandelbaum
Collection date:
1934
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Context of use:
Representation of how medicine bundle is tied.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 12 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Medicine bundle model, accession number 2-62090, described as Medicine bundle model; paper exterior over unknown core wrapped with plain weave off-white cotton cloth; two buckskin ties.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Medicine bundle model, accession number 2-62090, described as Medicine bundle model; paper exterior over unknown core wrapped with plain weave off-white cotton cloth; two buckskin ties.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Medicine bundle model, accession number 2-62090, described as Medicine bundle model; paper exterior over unknown core wrapped with plain weave off-white cotton cloth; two buckskin ties.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Medicine bundle model, accession number 2-62090, described as Medicine bundle model; paper exterior over unknown core wrapped with plain weave off-white cotton cloth; two buckskin ties.

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