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Object Number
2013.22.1
Display Title
Waterbird hair clasp, silver
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Hair clasp, German silver, Peyote silver, clasp is formed with a waterbird on one side and three tynes on the other, details of head and wings engraved, on tail, one wings, and part of the back the engraving is filled with red color, red color is also present on one portion of the clasp tynes, waterbird symbol is associated with the Native American Church, stamped "B. Caesar" who is, Bruce Caeser, the son of master metalsmith Julius Caesar, done in the style of Julius Caesar.
Classification
- Hair ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Artist
Bruce Caesar
Culture
- Fox
- Sauk
- Pawnee
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Oklahoma
Materials
German silver
Dimensions
Overall: 11 × 7.4 × 1.4 cm (4 5/16 × 2 15/16 × 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2013.22.1
Provenance
Owner
Earl W. Duncan
(c. 1983 - 2013)
Seller
Sold by
Earl W. Duncan
(c. 1983-2013)
Agent
Dr. Castle McLaughlin
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