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Object Number
985-27-10/59563
Display Title
Plains beaded belt
Descriptions
Object Description
Plains belt catalogued as Sioux, but beadwork and style look more Crow. Commercial leather forks out into 2 long tongues. Beadwork in light blue, pink, dark blue, red, green and white. Brass tack decoration interspersed w/ beads and along tongues. 165.6x5.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Leather belt, beaded design, brass tacks, long leather extensions, metal buckle
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Crow?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Brass, Bead, Iron, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 168 x 4 x 0.8 cm (66 1/8 x 1 9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59563, 24144
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Rosenblatt
(before 1907 - 1919)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1919 - 1985)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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