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Object Number
985-27-10/60333C
Display Title
Eagle feathers from Crow horse stealing medicine.
Descriptions
Object Description
Eagle feathers 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
Two feathers attached with leather tie
Classification
- Accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Crow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Montana?
Materials
Feather, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 42 x 9 cm (16 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/60333C, 24682
Provenance
Owner
Medicine-Top
(? - ?)
Collector
William Wildschut
(? - ?)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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