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Historical Essay

Cast Iron Effigy Mound Model

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Cast iron Wisconsin effigy mound model in the shape of a "trunk and arms of a man", designed by Increase A. Lapham, c. 1875. (Museum object #1975.8.12)
Historical Essay

Native American Twilled Basket

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Cherokee twilled basket, probably traded to Wisconsin, mid 19th century. (Museum object #1955.1021)
Historical Essay

Ho-Chunk Hide Scraper

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Wooden handled hide scraper with steel blade made and used by Ho-Chunk Indians in Wisconsin in the early 20th century. (Museum object #1951.949)
Historical Essay

Paleo-Indian Fluted Spear Point

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Early Paleo-Indian fluted spear point found in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, and made between 12,000 B.C. and 8,000 B.C. (Museum object #1985.2)
Historical Essay

Menominee Fancy Dance Bustle

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Fancy dance back bustle made of dyed turkey feathers, Neopit, Wisconsin on the Menominee Reservation, c. 1982. (Museum object # 1982.48.8)
Historical Essay

Hopewellian Human Figurine

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Human figurine fragment made of non-tempered, smoothed clay, c. 100 - 200 A.D., found at Pine River site, Richland County, WI (Museum object #2004.5.1)
Historical Essay

Mystery Pike from Interstate Park

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Hammered copper pike from Interstate Park Bison site, Polk County, Wisconsin, c. 1000-4000 B.C. (Museum object #1956.3099)
Historical Essay

Potawatomi Beaded 'Soldier Coat'

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Army jacket decorated with Native American beadwork worn by Chief Simon Onanguisse Kahquados of the Forest County Potawatomi. (Museum object #1943.330)
Historical Essay

Wild Rice Threshing Machine

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Improvised wild rice threshing machine used on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation, Wisconsin, c. 1990. (Museum object #1999.61.5)
Historical Essay

Frontier Clay Pipe Fragment

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Clay pipe bowl found at Sheard Road site, Racine County, Wisconsin. (Museum object #1998.236.249)
Historical Essay

Anti-Spearfishing Concrete Walleye Decoy

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Concrete walleye decoy purchased at PARR Rally in Minocqua, Wisconsin, April 15, 1989. (Museum object #1990.178.1)
Historical Essay

Ojibwe Winter Spearfishing Decoy

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Sturgeon decoy carved and painted by Ojibwe artist John V. Snow. (Museum Object #1996.118.106A-B)
Historical Essay

Ho-Chunk Eagle Feather Dance Staff

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Eagle feather dance staff used at 1933 World's Fair by Ho-Chunk dancers from the Wisconsin Dells. (Museum object #2001.49.1)
Historical Essay

Native American Vietnam Veteran Pouch

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Pouch obtained from an Oneida Indian at the 1997 Milwaukee River Front Pow-Wow. (Museum object #1999.40.1)
Historical Essay

Ho-Chunk Beaded Reebok Baby Shoes

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Reebok baby shoes beaded by Ho-Chunk artist Linda Lucero, c. 1990. (Museum object #1993.102A-B)
Historical Essay

Birchbark Maple Sugar Container

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Maple sugar container made by missionary Rosalie Dousman, mid-1800s. (Museum object #1969.419)
Historical Essay

Manitowoc-Two Rivers History Showcased - Image Gallery Essay

The Story of Two Communities Through Photographs
Read about the history of Manitowoc and Two Rivers, two Wisconsin communities, and view photos documenting more than 150 years of life in the two cities.
Historical Essay

William A. Jones - Image Gallery Essay

Native American Photographs
Collection of photographs documenting Native American life and the impact of federal government.
Historical Essay

Native American Portraits by De Lancey Gill - Image Gallery Essay

Photographic portraits of Native Americans dating from 1898.
Online Exhibit

Person to Person: Communicating Identity through Wisconsin Folk Objects

Explore Wisconsin folk objects and learn the stories behind them.

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