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Object Number
987-24-10/60660
Display Title
Beaded pole with two horns attached to top as a "T".
Descriptions
Object Description
Beaded pole with two horns attached to top as a "T". Pole is wrapped with strung beads in alternating segments of purple and multicolored beads. Three leather "tassels" are wrapped at intervals around the pole. The horns are attached to one another and the pole by a beaded piece of leather. 79.2 cm. (pole length, without horn); 27 cm. (horn length, tip to tip).
Inventory Description
Staff, beaded shaft and head, leather fringe, double horn head
Classification
- Staff
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
North Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms
Sioux Indian Devils Lake Reservation
Materials
Wood, Bead, Leather, Horn
Dimensions
Overall: 83.6 x 25 x 7.2 cm (32 15/16 x 9 13/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
987-24-10/60660
Provenance
Collector
Alexandria V. Dexter
(1915)
Donor
Edythe Dexter
(1987)
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