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Object Number
985-27-10/59438
Display Title
Sioux necklace. 4 strands of red trade beads and black faceted beads strung on b
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux necklace. 4 strands of red trade beads and black faceted beads strung on buckskin. Some blue beads at neck. Cloth bundle attached at neck. 57.9x6.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Necklace, 4 strands black and red glass beads with fabric bundle one end
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Glass, Buckskin, Cloth
Dimensions
Overall: 56 x 18 x 1.5 cm (22 1/16 x 7 1/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59438
Provenance
Provenance
Comes-Back-at-Night
(1878-1893)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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