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Woman's Choker
Object Number 994-2-10/71093
Display Title Woman's Choker
Descriptions
Object Description Choker, woman's Kiowa style. Three rows of off-white plastic hairpipes, black faceted glass beads, nickel-plated beads & strap leather with central abalone disk with two strings of hairpipes, glass beads, nickel-plated beads and cowry shells. Buckskin ties each end. 29.5 cm x 13 cm (ties 22 cm).
Inventory Description Necklace, three rows of hairpipes, black and metal beads, hide ties, shell pendant, central hairpipe extension
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Date 1994
Artist Amanda Proctor (1994 - 1994)
Culture
  • Quapaw
  • Kiowa
  • Osage
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Plastic, Glass, Nickel, Abalone, Leather, Buckskin, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 74 x 13 cm (29 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 994-2-10/71093

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