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Object Number
985-27-10/60214C
Display Title
Strip of otter skin with snake head from medicine kit.
Descriptions
Object Description
Strip of otter skin with snake head from Crow medicine kit. Consists of painted parfleche container (A), a carved wood tube w/ a snake carved out in relief (B). According to Claflin, tube was used for sucking out evil from the body of the patient. The third portion consists of a long strip of otter skin attached to a snake's head (C). 35.1x19 cm.
Inventory Description
Fur strips coiled, one end leather, painted to look like snake head
Classification
- Accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Crow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Fur
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 19 x 4 cm (3 9/16 x 7 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60214C; 24653
Provenance
Owner
Dust
(? - ?)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Collector
William Wildschut
(? - ?)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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