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[Three images] Haupt Dakota (Sioux) - Horn dish, owned by "Mato.wa.na.rta.ka". (Kickin Bear.)

diameter 7 3/4 inches depth 1 7/8 " thickness ¼ " width of handle 1 3/8 "

Dakota (Sioux) Horn spoon. (John C. Adams. Coll.) (Haupt del)

length 8½ inches ? width 3½ " "

Soloman Yellow Hand's

We have shown that the food of the Dakotas as well as that of his enemy the Ojibway was cooked. After this it is taken [crossed out: conveyed] by each individual indian to him or her self in a dish of some kind. [?] made of horn others of wood and in recent degenerate times the dish of civilization has been adopted. Among the horn dishes we found one which was the property of "Kicking Bear." The indian "Kicking Bear" was the leader of the Dakota indians in their [?] amd attack upon the United States troops in A.D. 1890 at 'Pine Ridge' "Wounded Knee" and other places in South Dakota. "Sitting Bull" was the leading spirit and always turbulent when he was killed "Kicking Bear" became the head chief. He was with the hostiles captured and sent to Fort