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Object Number
985-27-10/60197
Display Title
Crow medicine necklace. Pendant w/ beads, hair, shell, fur, & feather; 2 claws
Descriptions
Object Description
Crow medicine necklace. 2 claws on either side of central pendant. Pendant is a bundle wrapped w/ glass seed beads. Hanging off bundle are 2 glass pony beads, quilled tassles of horsehair and human hair, a piece of shell, a strip of fur and a feather. 62.4x122 cm.
Inventory Description
Necklace, beaded medicine bundle, talons either side, feather and hair pendent
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Crow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 53 x 11.5 x 3 cm (20 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60197; 24659
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Collector
William Wildschut
(? - ?)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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