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Girl's White Leather Gloves

Date: 1845
Description: These girl's gloves are made of off-white kid leather. They are completely hand-stitched in beige thread, top stitched around the fingers and thumb, with t...
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Frackelton/Ohr Pottery Bowl

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Description: This earthenware bowl, which was designed by Susan Frackelton and thrown by George Ohr, is squat and bulbous. It is red with mottled green glaze on the ext...
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Spiritualist's Seance Robe

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Description: A seance robe worn by Louise Parke during her work as a Spiritualist in Wisconsin.
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Duncan Yo-Yos

Date: 02 02 2017
Description: Two Duncan yo-yos, side by side. One the left is the "Imperial" version and on the right is the "Butterfly" style.
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Horlicks Malted Milk

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Description: A front view of a can of Horlicks Malted Milk in "Sweet Chocolate Flavor." The can has a red trademark and lists the malted milk ingredients.
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Horlicks Malted Milk Can

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Description: A view of the back of a can of Horlicks Malted Milk. The slogan: "Always Fun To Drink" is at the top, and below are reasons one should drink malted milk.
Photograph

Malted Milk Mixer

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Description: An electric malted milk mixer and a glass Horlick's Malted Milk mixing cup.
Historical Object

Hmong Baby Carrier

Date: 02 2020
Description: A colorful Hmong infant carrier.
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Beaded Bandolier Bag

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Description: Bandolier bag with loom-beaded panel and strap. Bag, pocket, and strap are constructed of off-white cotton layered with wool, and trimmed with dark red mil...
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Beaded Bandolier Bag

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Description: Solid beaded bandolier bag. Appliqued seed beads on canvas and velvet cloth in a floral design. Yarn and loom beaded tabs at the bottom of the bag. Black v...
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Wooden Ojibwe Pipe Stem

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Description: A pipe stem presented to Wisconsin territorial governor James D. Doty at Fort Winnebago. Wooden stem is three inches at widest part. It is flat, half carve...
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Ojibwe Pipe Bowl

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Description: Tay-che-gwi-au-nee, a member of an Ojibwe band from the south shore of Lake Superior, presented this pipe to Wisconsin's territorial governor James Duane D...
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Wooden Ho-Chunk Spoon

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Description: A wooden Ho-Chunk spoon with a figure of an otter carved on the handle.
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Fiber and Buffalo Bag

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Description: A fiber and buffalo bag, Stockbridge-Munsee, 19th Century.
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Ojibwe Beaded Bandolier Bag

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Description: Small bandolier bag with minimal beadwork. Bag is constructed of black and blue wool. Pocket opens full width of bag and is lined with striped light brown ...
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Oneida Beaded Bag

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Description: A small beaded bag created by a member of the Oneida tribe.

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