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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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Tools
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Uganda
| |
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Jalisco
| ||
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Ornament
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 39-39-50/4134 | Cow's horn for storage ("ihembi") |
Raw Material
Container |
Uganda
| |
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Accessory
|
Liberia
| |
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Figurine
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Siberia
| |
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Bag
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Nyaruanda
| |
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Accessory
|
Guinea
| |
Media Restricted
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Tools
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Liberia
| |
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Yemen
| ||
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Xinjiang
Sinkiang | ||
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Figurine
|
Siberia
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