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Object Number
985-27-10/60145
Display Title
Teton Sioux neck piece. Otter skin split down the middle almost to tail. Leather
Descriptions
Object Description
Teton Sioux neck piece. Otter skin split down the middle almost to tail. Leather thong tie near head. Row of mirrors, 12 on one side, 13 on the other, down each side of slit. Red pigment on skin side. 34.5x21 cm.
Inventory Description
Otter pelt, with circular mirrors sewn down center.
Classification
- Accessory
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1878-1893
Culture
- Teton
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Brass, Mirror, Otter hide
Dimensions
Overall: 134 x 24 cm (52 3/4 x 9 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60145
Provenance
Provenance
Strikes With His Nose
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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