Catalog Number | CAS 1988-0005-0029A,B | |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
Object Name | Armbands (2) | |
Culture | Lakota Sioux | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | late 1800s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Rawhide; Porcupine quills; Trade cloth; Metal: Tin; Feathers; Brass | |
Description | Rawhide band partially cut into three sections wrapped with red dyed porcupine quills; Brass bells affixed with hide lace to one end, three crosses in white and black dyed quills spaced evenly around band; Three long quill wrapped strands tipped with tin cones and feathers extend from band; Medicine bundle of yellow trade cloth affixed to band; Collected by American artist Maynard Dixon (1875-1946) prior to 1940. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.5, Max Diam = ca. 9.0 |