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Object Number
985-27-10/60270
Display Title
Sioux hair ornament made from braided horsehair. Decorated w/ beaded hide and qu
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux hair ornament made from braided horsehair. Decorated w/ beaded hide and quilled rawhide strips w/ tinklers at end. Piece of red flannel tied around hair. 85.9x4.3 cm.
Inventory Description
Hair ornament, braided horsehair, linear bead design, red cloth tied at end
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 74.2 x 1.9 cm (29 3/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60270; 34062
Provenance
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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