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Object Number
985-27-10/60130
Display Title
Cheyenne hair ornament. Horsetail dyed purple, with tassles, feathers, & rawhide
Descriptions
Object Description
Cheyenne hair ornament. Consists of a horsetail dyed purple. Non-hair side of tail is decorated w/ strips of rawhide wrapped w/ quills. Quilled tassles w/ dyed feathers at end hang off end of rawhide. 80.6x11.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Horsetail, dyed purple attached to quill band, feathers, quill and leather exten
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Cheyenne
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Hair, Quill, Leather, Feather, Twine
Dimensions
Overall: 80.6 x 11.5 x 1.8 cm (31 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60130
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1919 - 1985)
Collector
Mr. Rosenblatt
(pre-1907 - 1919)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1919 - 1985)
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