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Object Number
985-27-10/60290
Display Title
Lock of hair
Descriptions
Object Description
Lock of hair. Stuck together w/ black organic substance.
On visual inspection red to brown hair is probably human, about 0.75 meter in length and 2 cm wide. Four bands of black resin substance keep the hair together. Examination under microscope needs to be done to determine if the hair is from a Native American individual.
Inventory Description
Hair ornament, 1 lock, 4 strips of resin adhesive
Classification
- Ornament
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Hair, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 66 x 2.9 cm (26 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60290
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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| |
|
Media Restricted
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Raw Material
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North America
| |
|
Media Restricted
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|
United States
| |
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|
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| |
|
Media Restricted
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Shaft, modified |
United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/59565 | Ornament |
Ornament
|
United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 21-41-60/D1664 | Lock from head of boy about 14 years old |
Ornament
Shaft, modified |
Burma
| |
| 40-39-10/19414 | Hair ornament |
Ornament
|
North America
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Lock of Hair
| 2002.1.1940 | Lock of Hair |
Communication artifacts
|
United States
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