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Object Number 985-27-10/59565
Display Title Ornament
Descriptions
Object Description Beaded decoration in dark and light blue, red and yellow. Thong tied through front portion. Possible bird form? 24.7x6.3 cm. No hair is present. Visual inspection cannot confim status as human scalp.
Inventory Description Ornament, beaded geometric design on leather, scalp? 1 leather lace
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th Century
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Human scalp
Dimensions Overall: 25.3 x 7.4 x 0.1 cm (9 15/16 x 2 15/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59565; 24859
Provenance
Collector William Radcliff Morris (1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1930)
Donor Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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