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Object Number
99-12-10/53050
Display Title
Raven belt ornament
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceremonial raven belt ornament or bustle, also called "the crow." Made from the skin of a single raven. Although the carcass appears to be a complete birds, it includes only the wings (stuffed with semi-tanned hide and plant fiber) and the head and beak (tucked to the inside against the primary waist support). A construction of wooden slats, porcupine quills, rawhide, and horsehair makes the wings and tail project outward from the wearer’s back. The more elaborate of the Peabody’s two single raven bustles, embellished with decorative loops of rawhide on the bird’s head.
Inventory Description
Ornament, raven head with quill wrapped loops, hair and fur decoration
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1780-1806
Culture
- Oglala Sioux?
- Yankton?
- Brule Teton Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Additional Geographic Terms
Plains; Praire
Dimensions
Overall: 74 x 14 x 14 cm (29 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53050
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner
David Kimball
(Unknown - 1873)
Owner
Thomas Jefferson
(1807 - 1809)
Owner
Peale Museum
(1809 - Unknown)
Collector
William Clark
(1804-1806 - 1807)
Collector
Meriwether Lewis
(1804-1806 - 1807)
Donor
David Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-12-10/53051 | Raven belt ornament |
Ornament
|
United States
| |
| 99-12-10/53049 | Raven belt ornament |
Belt
|
United States
| |
| 2008.20.44 | Raven model |
Carving
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1697 | Wooden frontlet |
Carving
|
Angoon
| |
| 2004.24.34929.2 | Raven Bustle, single (99-12-10/53051) |
Photographic
|
North America
| |
| 2004.24.34929.1 | Raven Bustle, single (99-12-10/53051) |
Photographic
|
North America
| |
| 2004.24.34928 | Raven Bustle, single (99-12-10/53050) |
Photographic
|
North America
| |
| 69-30-10/1925 | Ivory charm, raven? |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Alaska
| |
| 2004.24.27554 | Raven skin |
North America
| ||
| 995-29-10/73515 | Carved totem pole |
Sculpture
|
North America
| |
| 2004.24.34927.1 | Raven Bustle, Composite (99-12-10/53049) |
Photographic
|
North America
| |
| 2004.24.34927.6 | Raven Bustle, Composite (99-12-10/53049) |
Photographic
|
North America
|