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Object Number
985-27-10/60333G
Display Title
Crow medicine whip from horse stealing medicine.
Descriptions
Object Description
Medicine whip from Crow horse stealing medicine. Made of different objects including a parfleche case (A), strip of wolfskin (B), 2 eagle feathers (C), 1 eagle bone whistle (D), 1 peg w/ carved top (E) and 1 peg which is not carved (F), a medicine whip w/ horsehair loop at top (G), a little medicine bag attached to the loop (H), etc.
Inventory Description
Whip, wooden handle with brass tacks. leather, wool, beaded handle, hair whip
Classification
- Whip
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Crow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Montana?
Dimensions
Overall: 41 x 1 x 1 cm (16 1/8 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60333G, 24686
Provenance
Owner
Medicine-Top
(? - ?)
Collector
William Wildschut
(? - ?)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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