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Object Number 985-27-10/59566
Display Title Hair ornament
Descriptions
Object Description Quill work ornament fastened on spoon, probably scalp-lock ornament. Visual inspection suggests tassels are horse hair.
Inventory Description Hair ornament, red quilled ornament with hair and metal tinklers, spoon at top
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sioux
Dimensions Overall: 71.4 x 7 x 4 cm (28 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59566; 24830
Provenance
Collector William Radcliff Morris (1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1930)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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