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Object Number
985-27-10/59507
Display Title
Oglala Sioux blanket strip.
Descriptions
Object Description
Oglala Sioux blanket strip. Lazystitch beadwork in blue and red on white background on bison hide. 4 medallions in 4 direction pattern. Outer row beaded in circle. Inside rows are straight. Interspersed w/ wide bar of blue w/ narrow bar of red on each side. 170.2x9.4 cm.
Inventory Description
Ornament, leather strip w/ blue and red beaded design on white ground, rosettes
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Lakota
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Glass, Bison hide
Dimensions
Overall: 170 x 9 x 0.5 cm (66 15/16 x 3 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59507, 24875
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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