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Catalog Number CAS 1988-0005-0029A,B   CAS 1988-0005-0029A,B; Armbands (2)
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