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Object Number
985-27-10/60200
Display Title
Crow medicine necklace. Cloth with human hair and quills, horsehair, fringed bag
Descriptions
Object Description
Crow medicine necklace. Attached to twisted piece of hide is a large rectangular piece of red cloth. Attached to cloth are locks of human hair (probably an Anglo), some of which are wrapped w/ quills, a lock of horsehair & a fringed bag. Bottom part of fringe has trade beads on it. 30.3x19.4 cm.
Inventory Description
Necklace, red wool with hair strands, bundle at center with blue beads, strap
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Crow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Montana?
Dimensions
Overall: 33 x 18 x 2 cm (13 x 7 1/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60200; 24646
Provenance
Owner
Old Medicine Bear
(? - ?)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Collector
William Wildschut
(? - ?)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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