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Object Number
985-27-10/59541
Display Title
Cheyenne deer tail wand. Decorated w/ feathers, & quilled hide with tinklers
Descriptions
Object Description
Cheyenne deer tail wand. Top decorated w/ feathers and wrapped w/ quilled strips of hide. Tinklers attached. 41x5 cm.
Inventory Description
Ornament, animal tail, coiled quills, tinklers and feathers at top
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Cheyenne
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 32 x 7 x 4 cm (12 5/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59541
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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