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Object Number
985-27-10/59470A
Display Title
Metal Arm Band and Cuff Bracelet
Descriptions
Object Description
Silver bracelets (2). Cuff form. Designs on exterior. Human forms scratched on interior of larger bracelets of white and native men. A: 9.4x8.6 cm.; B: 6.3x4.9 cm.
Inventory Description
Silver cuff bracelet, exterior etched linear designs, interior etched human fig
Classification
- Bracelet
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Lakota
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 9.3 x 8.7 x 2.3 cm (3 11/16 x 3 7/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/59470A; 34167
Provenance
Owner
Chief Sitting Bull
Owner
Mrs. William R. Morris
(07/01/1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(01/01/1878-01/01/1893)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(07/01/1930 - 01/01/1985)
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