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Object Number
985-27-10/59434
Display Title
Oglala Sioux saddle, possibly for a girl. Wood covered w/rawhide. Piece of hide
Descriptions
Object Description
Oglala Sioux saddle, possibly for a girl. Wood covered w/rawhide. Piece of hide w/fur over center of saddle. Commercial leather and metal straps. Wood stirrup covered w/old parfleche. 40.3x30x25.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Rawhide saddle, wood frame, leather straps, fur center ridge, painted stirrups.
Classification
- Saddle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Teton
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Cloth, Leather, Metal, Rawhide, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 28 x 40.5 x 38 cm (11 x 15 15/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
985-27-10/59434
Provenance
Provenance
Red Dog
(1878-1893)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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