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Introduction
Midewiwin wooden thunderbird effigy with dots of blue paint or pigment. Part of an exchange with the Minnesota Historical Society.
Nation of Maker:
Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin
Museum documentation
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Materials
wood; blue paint/pigment
Techniques or Format
Carved wood
Motifs and Patterns
Thunderbird
Dimensions:
22 × 7.5 × 0 cm
Provenance
Current Location:
Denver Art Museum, CO, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
1966.367
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1966
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Exchanged with the Minnesota Historical Society - identified as Midewiwin
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
24721
Record Creation Context
Visit to Denver Art Museum of Alex Nahwegahbow and Ruth Phillips, assisted by Eric Berkemeyer and Kristin Strid on 22 Jan 2014
Copyright
Work in Progress.
Approximate Place of Origin