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Object Number
985-27-10/60199
Display Title
Crow medicine necklace. Obsidian point and leather bundle w/ red pigment
Descriptions
Object Description
Crow medicine necklace. Obsidian point and leather bundle attached to center of twisted piece of leather w/ sinew. Traces of red pigment. 42.3x5.9 cm.
Inventory Description
Necklace, obsidian projectile point and leather bundle, twisted leather ties
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1985?
Culture
- Crow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Obsidian, Leather, Twine
Dimensions
Overall: 43 x 6 x 1 cm (16 15/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60199; 24665
Provenance
Collector
William Wildschut
(? - ?)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(?)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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