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Object Number
30-69-10/K32
Display Title
Beaded ball - buffalo skin foundation
Descriptions
Object Description
Beaded ball - buffalo skin foundation. Belonged to the little daughter of the Sioux Indian "Rain in the Face", from whom it was purchased.
Inventory Description
Ball, completely beaded, geometric and stripe designs
Classification
- Ball
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
North Dakota?
North America / United States / South Dakota?
North America / United States / South Dakota?
Additional Geographic Terms
Standing Rock Agency
Materials
Leather, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 7.6 x 5.3 x 7.7 cm (3 x 2 1/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
K32
Provenance
Provenance
Daughter of Rain-in-the-Face
(1883 ca.)
Collector
James McLaughlin
(1883 ca. (?))
Intermediary
Mary T. Hemenway
(1883 ca.)
Donor
Old South Church of Boston
(1930)
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