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Object Number 19-17-10/87393
Display Title Pair of dentalium ear ornaments
Descriptions
Object Description Pair of dentalium ear ornaments
Inventory Description Ear ornaments, dentalium shell, separted by leather, abalone shell on end
Classification
  • Earring
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Oglala Sioux
  • Teton
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / South Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms Pine Ridge Agency
Dimensions Overall: 36 x 4 x 0.5 cm (14 3/16 x 1 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 87393
Provenance
Collector Father of Mrs. Jean Weis (01/01/1885)
Intermediary Mrs. Jean Weis (01/01/1919)

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