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Object Number
2015.11.2
Display Title
Cut-out cross
Descriptions
Object Description
Cross, cut from sheet of silver, with designs inside five circles on front side and unfinished designs on reverse. Piece missing from lowest point of cross. Labeled 8933
Inventory Description
Cross, cut from sheet of silver, incised design of five circles on front side and unfinished designs on reverse, small piece at end missing, perforated hole at top
Classification
- Adornment
- Exchange medium
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Late 18th century- early 19th century
Culture
- Plains Indian
- Western Great Lakes
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Additional Geographic Terms
Plains, Western Great Lakes
Materials
German silver
Dimensions
Other: 20.6375 × 18.7 cm (8 1/8 × 7 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2015.11.2
Credit Line
Bequest of Anne Claflin Allen
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
Donor
Donated by
Estate of Anne Claflin Allen
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