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Object Number
985-27-10/59547
Display Title
Sioux swatch of human hair, probably a head ornament
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux swatch of human hair, probably a head ornament. 63.2x5.0 cm.
Inventory Description
Human hair, gathered together at one end
Classification
- Hair
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Hair, Human hair
Dimensions
Overall: 72 x 4.4 x 1.6 cm (28 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59547, 34070
Provenance
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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