Museum Objects Monthly Archives: November 2005
Ho-Chunk Eagle Feather Dance Staff
Eagle feather dance staff used at 1933 World's Fair by Ho-Chunk dancers from the Wisconsin Dells. (Museum object #2001.49.1) A member of the Ho-Chunk Nation (formerly known as the Winnebago) carried this feather staff, or flag, during performances at the...
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Posted November 23, 2005
Deer Hide Jacket
Deer hide jacket of Ruel Garnich Baldwin, c. 1915. (Museum object #2005.147.1) Like many young men living in Ashland, Wisconsin, Ruel Garnich Baldwin (1893-1978) participated in the yearly hunting season. Sometime between 1913 and 1916 he had the hides from...
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Posted November 17, 2005
Native American Vietnam Veteran Pouch
Pouch obtained from an Oneida Indian at the 1997 Milwaukee River Front Pow-Wow. (Museum object #1999.40.1) Acquired from an Oneida Indian at a Pow-Wow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the bag shown at left represents the proud tradition of Native American military...
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Posted November 10, 2005
Frank Lloyd Wright Cardboard House Model
Frank Lloyd Wright house model featured in Life magazine, 1938. (Museum object #2005.133.1) In 1938 Life magazine invited notable architects to design ?dream homes? for four American families, each at a different income level. Each family was assigned two architects,...
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Posted November 3, 2005
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