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Object Number
985-27-10/59343
Display Title
Pair of Tonkawa hair/braid ornaments. 2 cylinders of leather with beadwork
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Tonkowa hair/braid ornaments. 2 cylinders of leather. Each piece of leather sewn together up one side. Exterior covered w/ beadwork. White background w/ blue and red lines of beads running horizontally around it and blue, light blue and red beads in vertical lines. 17.2x3.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Ornaments, tubular leather, covered with glass beads, primarily white
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Tonkawa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 17.2 x 3.3 x 2.4 cm (6 3/4 x 1 5/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/59343, 24834
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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