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Object Number
74-18-10/7643
Display Title
Skewers
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux ornament made of the tails of the antelope; skewers probably
Inventory Description
Ornaments, worked wooden sticks, pointed one end, wrapped beads other
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
South Dakota
North America / United States / Wyoming
North America / United States / Wyoming
Additional Geographic Terms
Missouri, Upper
Materials
Wood, Glass, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 1.2 cm (6 5/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
7643 / Poison
Provenance
Collector
William A. Turner
(1873 - 1874)
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