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Object Number
985-27-10/59386
Display Title
Sioux beaded effigy of a man. Figure cut from rawhide. Covered w/ lazystitch bea
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux beaded effigy of a man. Figure cut from rawhide. Covered w/ lazystitch beadwork except for hands & feet. Front is green w/ red beads around head & blue beads as facial features. Also blue beads on chest and back of man. Twisted piece of leather on back for hanging. 15.1x6.0 cm.
Inventory Description
Cutout, human figure shape, green beads one side, blue other, leather tie
Classification
- Communication artifacts
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Glass, Rawhide
Dimensions
Overall: 15.4 x 6.2 x 0.8 cm (6 1/16 x 2 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59386; 24823
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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