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 |