Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1988-0005-0023 | |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace (choker) | |
| Culture | Northern Plains, probably Sioux | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Plains area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Clay beads; Leather; Brass (metal) beads; Conch shell; Sinew | |
| Description | Eight strands of ceramic tubular beads strung on sinew divided into ten sections by pierced leather bands which have been dyed red; Conch shell affixed at middle with two brass trade beads; Collected by American artist Maynard Dixon (1875-1946) prior to 1940. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.4, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 33.5 | |