Hair ornament

Maker Inconnu / Unknown

Marks or LabelsNon marqué / Unmarked

Date 1865-1925

Medium / Technique Bone: hair pipe; metal: brass bead, brass wire; hide: leather, thong; feather; fur: ermine; plant material: fibre; glass: glass bead; paper; sinew; fibre: cotton thread; pigment
Cut, carved and assembled

Dimensions8.8 × 2.2 × 70 cm (width x depth x length)

ClassificationPersonal Objects - Adornment - Hair Adornments

CultureIndigenous: Niisitapiikwan?

Origin Alberta ?, Canada ?

Origin Montana ?, United States ?

Geocultural Area Northern Plains

Object NumberM5894

DivisionIndigenous Cultures - Historical Objects

CollectionMcCord

CreditGift of A. Stuart Ewing, Esq.

Status

On view

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