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Whipping top made from the end of a cow's horn. rare specimen
Whipping top made from the end of a cow's horn. rare specimen
Object Number 38-44-10/12790
Display Title Whipping top made from the end of a cow's horn. rare specimen
Descriptions
Object Description Whipping top made from the end of a cow's horn. Rare specimen
Inventory Description Modified horn, cone shaped, hollowed center, tapered to end
Classification
  • Horn
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hidatsa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / North Dakota
Materials Horn
Dimensions Overall: 6.5 x 4.2 x 4 cm (2 9/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-44-10/12790
Provenance
Collector Ella W. Ricker (1888)
Collector Mrs. Charles L. Hall
Collector Dr. Theodore Jewett Eastman
Donor Mrs. Henry H. Richardson (1938)

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