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Ancestral Remains

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Native American
Native American - Plains ➔ Ancestral Remains

Identifier:
204738
Description:

In coordination with the appropriate Tribal Governments, the GRPM is working diligently to repatriate these ancestral remains in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
Date:
1870 – 1929
Dimensions:
5.5" h 1.5" w
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Collection Tier:
Tier 1
Source:
Gift Of Estate of Ruth Herrick
Related Entities:
Teton Dakota (creator) Estate of Dr. Ruth Herrick (donor)
Born on July 6, 1895 in Ohio, Ruth Herrick became known as one of the first women physicians in Michigan. She studied at the University of Chicago Medical College and at Blodgett Memorial Hospital. Afterwards she began her practice in 1931 in Grand Rapids. She was an avid collector and took a strong interest in archaeology, having lectured at the Greenfield Village Museum and wrote and published a book entitled "Greentown glass: the Indiana Tumbler and Goblet Company and allied manufacturers (1959)". In 1961 she cooperated with the Kent County Medical Society in compiling a historic medical collection. She retired in 1973 and later passed away after an automobile accident on June 7, 1974, with many of her assets bequeathed to the Public Museum.