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Object Number
985-27-10/60131
Display Title
Sioux men's hair ornament. Made from portion of a horsetail. The non-hair side is deco
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux hair ornament. Made from portion of a horsetail. The non-hair side is decorated w/ strips of rawhide wrapped w/ quills. Quilled leather tassles w/ tinklers and horsehair at end hang off top. 77.8x15 cm.
Inventory Description
Hair ornament, quilled geometric design on leather with tinklers
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 71.2 x 12.3 x 1.7 cm (28 1/16 x 4 13/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60131; 34076
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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