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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
- Shaft, modified
- Ornament
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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