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Object Number
40-39-10/19434
Display Title
Man's ceremonial hair ornament
Descriptions
Object Description
Man's ceremonial hair ornament--strips of leather wrapped with yellow & red porcupine quills attached to lock of grey horsehair; narrow skin strips attached wrapped with yellow & green porcupine quills
Inventory Description
Hair ornament, quilled geometric design on leather, fringed, hair extensions
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Arapaho?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Hair, Quill, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 11.7 x 3.8 cm (4 5/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-39-10/19434
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(1902)
Donor
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(1940)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(1940)
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