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Object Number
985-27-10/59573
Display Title
Pawnee hair ornament.
Descriptions
Object Description
Pawnee hair ornament. Made from a portion of a horsetail. Horsehair braided into many long braids. 2 holes in skin. 77.3x5.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Hair ornament, braided black horse tail, skin attached
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th Century
Culture
- Pawnee
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Horsehair, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 76 x 5.5 x 1.3 cm (29 15/16 x 2 3/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59573; 34068
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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