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Catalog Number

CAS 1988-0005-0023   CAS 1988-0005-0023; Necklace (choker)
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