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Object Number
987-24-10/60645
Display Title
Double-strand hairpipe necklace made of sixteen segments of bone "hairpipe".
Descriptions
Object Description
Double-strand hairpipe necklace made of sixteen segments of bone "hairpipe" (each approximately 11-11.5 cm. long) separated by yellow faceted glass beads with reddish/orange overcoat. Beads at neck joining are of plain orange glass. 132 cm. (length)
Inventory Description
Necklace, double strand, 16 hairpipe, separated by orange glass beads
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
North Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms
Sioux Indian Devils Lake Reservation
Materials
Bone, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 64 x 0.9 x 3.1 cm (25 3/16 x 3/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
987-24-10/60645
Provenance
Collector
Alexandria V. Dexter
(1915)
Donor
Edythe Dexter
(1987)
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