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Object Number
985-27-10/60198
Display Title
Medicine necklace. Pelts, bundles, beads, feathers, bell & shell ornaments
Descriptions
Object Description
Medicine necklace. Twisted leather necklace w/ many objects hanging off it. They consist of 2 animal pelts, hide bundles (contents unknown) w/ some glass seed beads, strung pony beads, multicolored hide beads, dyed red feathers, a brass bell and a piece of abalone shell. 58.1x152 cm.
Inventory Description
Necklace, beaded medicine bundles w/ feathers, fur, beads, and feather decoratio
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Crow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 58.1 x 152 x 4 cm (22 7/8 x 59 13/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60198
Provenance
Collector
William Wildschut
(? - ?)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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