Hair Ornament

NA10674

From: Great Plains (Plain)

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number NA10674
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Crow (Culture)
Provenience Great Plains (Plain)
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Skin | Horsehair | Pigment | Fiber
Description

Two braids of dark horsehair attached to an ovular piece of skin. The underside of the skin is dyed red. A length of hard plant fiber has been sewn around the edges of the skin, and a loop of leather cord is tied to the end of the scalp. Red pigment has worn off onto the leather tie, and the ends of the braids are fastened with scraps of red cloth.

Length 40.3
Width 4.6
Credit Line Purchased from Ernest E. Murray, 1926
Other Number 135 - Field No SF

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