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Object Number
40-39-10/19433
Display Title
Man's ceremonial ornament
Descriptions
Object Description
Man's ceremonial ornament--leather strips wrapped with red, orange, green porcupine quills attached to lock of horsehair dyed green; loop with copper, red & blue beads at top. worn when courting or dancing.
Inventory Description
Rectangular leather ornament, quillwork, with feathers, beads, long hair at end.
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Raw Material
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Leather, Quill, Feather, Bead, Hair
Dimensions
Overall: 88 x 3.5 x 1 cm (34 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
19433 & Vt
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(1872-1902)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(1940)
Donor
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(1940)
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