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Object Number
38-44-10/12897
Display Title
"Scalp lock" ornament of braided horsehair and beadwork
Descriptions
Object Description
"Scalp lock" ornament of braided horsehair and beadwork
Inventory Description
Ornament, beaded leather strip, scalp lock, braided horsehair extension
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Leather, Glass, Horsehair, Twine
Dimensions
Overall: 52 x 3 x 1.4 cm (20 1/2 x 1 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-44-10/12897
Provenance
Collector
Dr. E. A. Locke
(1914)
Intermediary
Dr. Theodore Jewett Eastman
(1914)
Donor
Mrs. Henry H. Richardson
(1938)
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