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Object Number
985-27-10/60319
Display Title
Teton Sioux dance bustle and probably headdress. Made from a variety of feathers
Descriptions
Object Description
Teton Sioux dance bustle and probably headdress. Made from a variety of feathers attached to rawhide disks. Feathers in front are upright. Feathers are dyed purple, yellow, green and red. Some small tuffs of feathers are attached to some of the feathers. 41.5x33.6x20.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Bustle, flexible conical shape, multicolored feathers, opens to circle
Classification
- Bustle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Teton
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 40 x 27 x 16 cm (15 3/4 x 10 5/8 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60319; 34116
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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