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Object Number
39-30-10/18244
Display Title
Pair of buffalo horns - ornaments
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of buffalo horns - ornaments
Inventory Description
Pair of horns, hollow, black, 4 perforations, leather ties
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Horn, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 4.5 x 4.9 cm (6 5/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
39-30-10/18244
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Henry M. Wheelwright
(1901)
Intermediary
Mrs. Henry M. Wheelwright
Donor
Mrs. Ruth E. Wheelwright
(1939)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39-30-10/18244.1 | Pair of buffalo horns - ornaments |
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