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Object Number
985-27-10/59423
Display Title
Sioux beaded child's cap. Made from leather, lined and trimmed w/ cloth. Exterio
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux beaded child's cap. Made from leather, lined and trimmed w/ cloth. Exterior almost completely covered w/ lazystitch beadwork. Green border w/ red design all around cap and 2 bars up around cap separating the 3 design fields. 2 sides have white background w/ blue star. 15.2x14.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Cap, beaded blue, green red on white ground, lined with cotton, leather tie
Classification
- Hat
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Cotton, Glass, Leather, Cloth, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 14.5 x 2 cm (5 7/8 x 5 11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59423, 34387
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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