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Object Number 994-2-10/71097B
Display Title Dancer's Bells
Descriptions
Object Description Dancer's bells. One in a pair of dancer's bells, worn around grass dancer's ankles. Strap leather with six large bells on each and latigo laces each end. Measures 29 cm x 4 cm
Inventory Description Dancer's bells, strap leather with six large bells attached, lacing
Classification
  • Special
Department Ethnographic
Date 1994
Artist Amanda Proctor (1994 - 1994)
Artist Ron Cross (1994 - 1994)
Culture
  • Osage
  • Lakota
  • Oglala Sioux
  • Quapaw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 4 x 60 x 5 cm (1 9/16 x 23 5/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 994-2-10/71097B

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