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Object Number
987-24-10/60646
Display Title
Necklace of small glass seed beads threaded in a spiral pattern.
Descriptions
Object Description
Beaded necklace. Small glass seed beads (red, white, green) threaded in a spiral pattern. The tassel also consists of beads (red, white, green). The white ones lie next to the necklace, the green ones form the center of the tassel and a smaller number of red beads at the end. 57.5 cm. (length, with a further 8 cm. of a tassel at one end).
Inventory Description
Green red white beaded necklace, cylindrical, hollow
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
Ceramic, Glass, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 64 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm (25 3/16 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
987-24-10/60646
Provenance
Collector
Alexandria V. Dexter
(1915)
Donor
Edythe Dexter
(1987)
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