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Object Number
985-27-10/59574
Display Title
Sioux eagle wing wand. Bone of wing forms handle. 9 wing feathers
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux eagle wing wand. Bone of wing forms handle. 9 wing feathers. Thong tied around end. 64.0x13.4 cm.
Inventory Description
Eagle wing, wrapped with leather on one end, small feathers attached
Classification
- Feather
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Eagle bone, Eagle feather, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 65 x 14 x 1.4 cm (25 9/16 x 5 1/2 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59574, 34067
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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