Braid of Sweet Grass

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Object Number 30-69-10/K64

Display Title Braid of Sweet Grass

Descriptions

Inventory Description Sweetgrass, woven with braided ends, 2 braids tied at side

Classification

Plant fiber

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Sioux

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / South Dakota?
North America / United States / North Dakota?

Additional Geographic Terms Standing Rock Agency

Materials Sweetgrass, Twine

Dimensions Overall: 48 x 9 x 0.5 cm (18 7/8 x 3 9/16 x 3/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object K64

Provenance

Collector James McLaughlin (1883 ca. (?))

Intermediary Mary T. Hemenway (1883 ca.)

Donor Old South Church of Boston (1930)

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