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Object Number
99-12-10/53051
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 smallest and least decorated of the Peabody’s raven bustles.
Inventory Description
Ornament, rawhide base, quill-wrapped wood tipped with fur and hair.
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1780-1806
Culture
- Yankton?
- Brule Teton Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 58 x 15 x 13 cm (22 13/16 x 5 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53051
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner
Peale Museum
(1809 - Unknown)
Owner
David Kimball
(Unknown - 1873)
Owner
Thomas Jefferson
(1807 - 1809)
Collector
Meriwether Lewis
(1804-1806 - 1807)
Collector
William Clark
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-12-10/53050 | Raven belt ornament |
Ornament
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United States
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| 99-12-10/53049 | Raven belt ornament |
Belt
|
United States
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| 2008.20.44 | Raven model |
Carving
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Alaska
| |
| 2004.24.27554 | Raven skin |
North America
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| 2004.24.34927.1 | Raven Bustle, Composite (99-12-10/53049) |
Photographic
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North America
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| 2004.24.34927.6 | Raven Bustle, Composite (99-12-10/53049) |
Photographic
|
North America
| |
| 2004.24.34927.5 | Raven Bustle, Composite (99-12-10/53049) |
Photographic
|
North America
| |
| 2004.24.34927.4 | Raven Bustle, Composite (99-12-10/53049) |
Photographic
|
North America
| |
| 2004.24.34927.3 | Raven Bustle, Composite (99-12-10/53049) |
Photographic
|
North America
| |
| 2004.24.34927.2 | Raven Bustle, Composite (99-12-10/53049) |
Photographic
|
North America
| |
| 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
|