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Object Number
40-79-10/22550
Display Title
String necklace. Medicine hoop of hide decorated with blue paint & green beads.
Descriptions
Object Description
String necklace. Medicine hoop of hide decorated with blue paint & green beads with circular leather bag to hold pollen. Three strings. Would have had feathers. Used for protection.
Inventory Description
Necklace, twisted hide cords, leather pendant and hoop withbeads
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Chiricahua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Dimensions
Overall: 51.5 x 10.4 x 2.2 cm (20 1/4 x 4 1/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-79-10/22550/ 16/1340
Provenance
Owner
Al Seiber
Collector
Capt. John G. Bourke
(01/01/1869-01/01/1880)
Donor
Mrs. Sarah Bourke James
(09/30/1940)
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