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Object Number
985-27-10/59441
Display Title
Plains ear pendant, possibly Sioux. 20 sections of 3 dentalium shells separated
Descriptions
Object Description
Plains ear pendant, possibly Sioux. 20 sections of 3 dentalium shells separated by a rawhide strip. Leather loop at top, so 10 sections on each side. 36.1x2.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Ear pendant, each with 10 sections of 3 dentalium shells separated by leather
Classification
- Earring
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Dentalium, Rawhide, Dentalium
Dimensions
Overall: 33 x 1.4 x 0.5 cm (13 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/59441
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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