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Object Number
985-27-10/59306
Display Title
Sioux eagle bone sun dance whistle
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux eagle bone sun dance whistle. Bottom is wrapped w/ beadwork. Above beads are feathers wrapped w/ sinew. 2 leather thongs wrapped w/ quills hang down at bottom of which are feathers. Placed underneath beads are feathers which hang down well below whistle. Bone has traces of red. 32.0x2.0 cm.
Inventory Description
Eagle bone whistle, wrapped beads, quill extension, feather ornaments
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 43.5 x 7 x 1.8 cm (17 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59306, 24829
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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