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Object Number
99-12-10/53033
Display Title
Hair ornament
Descriptions
Object Description
Hair ornament. Strip of leather decorated with quill work. No human hair is present and there is no evidence that tissue is of human origin.
Inventory Description
Hair ornament, circular leather disk, quill fringe, feather fragments, eagle? bo
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Culture
- Kiowa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Quill, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 37.1 x 16.2 x 0.9 cm (14 5/8 x 6 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53033
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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