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Object Number
985-27-10/59440
Display Title
Sioux ear pendant. 9 sections of 4 dentalium shells each separated by a rawhide
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux ear pendant. 9 sections of 4 dentalium shells each separated by a rawhide strip. Piece of flat metal hangs off bottom. Metal loop and cloth strip at top. Brass tack decoration. 38.4x26 cm.
Inventory Description
Ear pendants, dentalium shell sections, leather, cotton tie, metal pendant
Classification
- Earring
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 31 x 2.5 x 0.5 cm (12 3/16 x 1 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
985-27-10/59440, 34177
Provenance
Provenance
Mrs. Red Cloud
(1878-1893)
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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