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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
  • Pawnee
  • Fox
  • Sauk
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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