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Object Number
985-27-10/60167
Display Title
Arapaho dance wand. Wood handle w/ bison tail, feathers, beads, quill, & bells
Descriptions
Object Description
Arapaho dance wand. Bison tail hangs off end of wood handle. Feather w/ beads wrapped around quill portion hangs off of twisted leather. At base are brass bells. Leather thong wrapped around top two-thirds of handle and beads wrapped around half of that. 81.2x13.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Wood handle wrapped with leather, white beads, horsehair, feather extensions
Classification
- Wand
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Arapaho
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 81.2 x 13.5 cm (31 15/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60167, 34059
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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