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Object Number
82-45-10/27495
Display Title
Wooden skewer used in Sun Dance
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden skewer put through breast of Sun dancer.
Inventory Description
Breast ornament, carved wood, triangular, pointed one end
Classification
- Breast ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Oglala Sioux
- Teton
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Nebraska
Additional Geographic Terms
Plains Region; Pine Ridge Agency, near
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 14 x 1.3 x 1 cm (5 1/2 x 1/2 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
27495
Provenance
Collector
Alice C. Fletcher
(July 1882 - November 1882)
Donor
Alice C. Fletcher
(July 1882 - November 1882)
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