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Object Number
30-69-10/K53
Display Title
Quirt
Descriptions
Object Description
Horse hair riding whip; beaded and quill decoration. "Made by Sioux Indian 'Feather Necklace.'"
Inventory Description
Whip, braided horsehair, beaded and quill decoration either end
Classification
- Whip
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Feather Necklace
(1883 ca.)
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
North Dakota?
Additional Geographic Terms
Standing Rock Agency
Dimensions
Overall: 60.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm (23 13/16 x 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
K53
Provenance
Collector
James McLaughlin
(1883 ca. (?))
Intermediary
Mary T. Hemenway
(1883 ca.)
Donor
Old South Church of Boston
(1930)
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