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Man's Choker
Object Number 994-2-10/71094
Display Title Man's Choker
Descriptions
Object Description Choker, man's; Northern Plains (Sioux) style. Four rows of off-white plastic hairpipes, nickel-plated beads & strap leather with central abalone disk. Buckskin ties each end. 35 cm x 4.3 cm (ties 22 cm).
Inventory Description Necklace, four rows of hairpipes, metal beads, central shell pendant, hide ties
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Date 1994
Artist Amanda Proctor (1994 - 1994)
Culture
  • Sioux
  • Quapaw
  • Osage
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Hide, Plastic, Metal, Nickel, Leather, Abalone, Buckskin, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 75 x 4.5 cm (29 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 994-2-10/71094

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