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Object Number
985-27-10/60267
Display Title
Crow hair ornament made from human hair. Cloth, fur, weasel strips, paint
Descriptions
Object Description
Crow hair ornament. Made from human hair. Attached to strip of red cloth and strip of brown fur at top. Some weasel strips attached to fur. Hair has line of red paint on it and white and black dots on other side. 89.2x26.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Hair ornament, human, painted dots, fur trim (mink?) leather fringe
Classification
- Ornament
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Crow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Montana?
Materials
Hair, Fur, Paint, Leather, Fabric
Dimensions
Overall: 96.6 x 24.7 x 2.3 cm (38 1/16 x 9 3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
William Wildschut
(? - ?)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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