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Object Number 985-27-10/59588
Display Title Oto belt. Glass seed beads strung on a loom. Long yarn fringe on each end
Descriptions
Object Description Oto belt. Glass seed beads strung on a loom. Long yarn fringe on each end, partially braided. 220.5x12.4 cm.
Inventory Description Belt, figurative, geometric loomed designs, braided ends with long tassles
Classification
  • Belt
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Oto
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Glass, Wool
Dimensions Overall: 220.5 x 5.6 x 5 cm (86 13/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59588, 24844
Provenance
Owner Buffalo Chief (? - ?)
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1930)
Collector William Radcliff Morris (1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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