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Object Number
987-24-10/60651
Display Title
Plastic bag containing metal arrows, elk teeth, and metal strap ends.
Descriptions
Object Description
Small plastic bag containing miscellaneous objects: three metal arrows; whole elk tooth and two fragments of the same (probably from leather collar with elk teeth 987-24-10/60649); and three small strap ends of metal with small fragments of tan leather still attached to each (probably from leather dance ornament 987-24-10/60638).
Inventory Description
3 metal arrows, 3 metal tinklers, 3 teeth
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
North Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms
Sioux Indian Devils Lake Reservation
Materials
Metal, Tooth
Dimensions
Overall: 5.7 x 1.5 x 0.1 cm (2 1/4 x 9/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
9
Provenance
Collector
Alexandria V. Dexter
(1915)
Donor
Edythe Dexter
(1987)
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