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Object Number
99-12-10/53025
Display Title
Warriors badge of rattlesnake skin
Descriptions
Object Description
Warriors badge of rattlesnake skin - worn on right arm. Brown cotton fabric on back.
Inventory Description
Belt, snakeskin with fabric lining, beaded edge, leather lace
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Culture
- Osage?
- Oto?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Snakeskin, Fabric, Bead, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 126.7 x 11.2 x 0.3 cm (49 7/8 x 4 7/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53025
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner
Peale Museum
Collector
David Kimball
(? - 1873)
Donor
David Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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