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Object Number
82-45-10/27496
Display Title
Wooden skewer used in Sun Dance
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden skewer put through the breast of the leader of the Sun Dance.
Inventory Description
Breast ornament, pointed wooden stick, leather/quill attached, shell extension
Classification
- Breast ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1882
Culture
- Oglala Sioux
- Teton
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Nebraska
Additional Geographic Terms
Plains Region; Pine Ridge Agency, near
Dimensions
Overall: 26 x 1 x 5 cm (10 1/4 x 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Alice C. Fletcher
(July 1882 - November 1882)
Donor
Alice C. Fletcher
(July 1882 - November 1882)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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