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Object Number
985-27-10/60320
Display Title
Backrest. Trapezoidal shape. Made from horizontal rows of willow (?) stick
Descriptions
Object Description
Backrest. Trapezoidal shape. Made from horizontal rows of willow (?) sticks. Trim w/ red around top. Cloth decoration on front w/ beads in white, yellow and pink. Traces of yellow pigment on wood and hide fringe. 96x52 cm. See conservation report.
Inventory Description
Back rest, traingular, round wood slats, red and tan wool, fringed, beaded top
Classification
- Backrest
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1899?
Culture
- Plains Indian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 112.7 x 54.6 x 0.6 cm (44 3/8 x 21 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60320; Lift cover this end
Provenance
Collector
Theodore B. Pitman, Jr.
(? - ?)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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