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Object Number
30-69-10/K66
Display Title
Bison Horn Cup
Descriptions
Object Description
Buffalo horn cup; dots denote number of horses captured by Crazy Horse during his life.
Inventory Description
Horn, powder, punctate design, cord attached through opening
Classification
- Powder Horn
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Lakota
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Additional Geographic Terms
Standing Rock Agency
Materials
Horn, Cord
Dimensions
Overall: 26.5 x 9.7 x 10.2 cm (10 7/16 x 3 13/16 x 4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
K66
Provenance
Owner
Chief Crazy Horse
Owner
Louis Sitting Bull
(1883 ca.)
Collector
James McLaughlin
(1883 ca. (?))
Intermediary
Mary T. Hemenway
(1883 ca.)
Donor
Old South Church of Boston
(1930)
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