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Quirt
Object Number 30-69-10/K53
Display Title Quirt
Descriptions
Object Description Horse hair riding whip; beaded and quill decoration. "Made by Sioux Indian 'Feather Necklace.'"
Inventory Description Whip, braided horsehair, beaded and quill decoration either end
Classification
  • Whip
Department Ethnographic
Artist Feather Necklace (1883 ca.)
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / South Dakota / South Dakota?
North America / United States / North Dakota / North Dakota?
Additional Geographic Terms Standing Rock Agency
Materials Horsehair, Glass, Porcupine quill, Metal tinkler
Dimensions Overall: 60.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm (23 13/16 x 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object K53
Provenance
Collector James McLaughlin (1883 ca. (?))
Intermediary Mary T. Hemenway (1883 ca.)
Donor Old South Church of Boston (1930)

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