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Object Number
985-27-10/60268
Display Title
Hair Extension
Descriptions
Object Description
Plains Fur strip decoration at top. 2 loops of hide wrapped w/ beads hanging down.
No scalp tissue visible. On visual inspection reddish brown hair may be human and is about 1 meter in length. Hair is in a bundle of 10 locks. Red resin substance kept the hair in each bundle tied. Bundles are attached to a piece of fur.
A beaded decoration 40 cm in length is attached to the fur strip at the top with a string made of hide.
Inventory Description
Hair ornament, 10 locks with dots of red resin, fur trim, beaded extensions
Classification
- Ornament
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1876
Culture
- Assiniboin?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Montana
Materials
Hair, Bead, Leather, Fur, Resin, Fabric
Dimensions
Overall: 105.3 x 20.1 x 4.6 cm (41 7/16 x 7 15/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60268; 34066
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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| |
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| |
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| |
|
Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/60239 | Shirt |
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|
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| |
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|
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| |
|
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| |
|
Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/60290 | Lock of hair |
Ornament
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United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
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Ornament
|
United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
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Shaft, modified
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United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/60119 | Club |
Club
|
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