Sweetgrass

Museum number:
2-62091
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3419
Description:
Plaited.
Donor:
David G. Mandelbaum
Collection place:
Poundmaker Reserve, Plains Cree Reservation, Saskatchewan
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada; Saskatchewan; Plains Cree Reservation; Poundmaker Reserve
Culture or time period:
Plains Cree
Collector:
David G. Mandelbaum
Collection date:
August 1934
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Plaited weaving
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Context of use:
Burned as incense for ritual purposes.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 46 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Sweetgrass, accession number 2-62091, described as Plaited.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Sweetgrass, accession number 2-62091, described as Plaited.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sweetgrass, accession number 2-62091, described as Plaited.

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