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Object Number
985-27-10/59557
Display Title
Sioux feather ornament. Five feathers attached to strip of hide.
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux hair ornament. Five feathers attached to strip of hide. 40.1x28.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Ornament, five feathers, tied together with leather/red wool, one piece of horn
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 50 x 14 x 2.4 cm (19 11/16 x 5 1/2 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59557, 24121
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Collector
Theodore B. Pitman, Jr.
(? - ?)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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