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Object Number
2009.6.1
Display Title
Gorget, silver, with eagle
Descriptions
Object Description
Gorget, silver; incised eagle with central cut-out heart; three pendant silver half-moons; white rawhide cord
Classification
- Gorget
Department
Ethnographic
Date
2008 or earlier
Artist
Mitchell Zephier
(4/11/2008 or earlier - 4/11/2008 or earlier)
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
South Dakota
Materials
Silver, Rawhide
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 17 x 1 cm (5 1/8 x 6 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Dealer
Museum of the Fur Trade
(4/11/2008)
Seller
Museum of the Fur Trade
Agent
Dr. Castle McLaughlin
(4/11/2008)
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