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Catalog Number

CAS 0376-0003   CAS 0376-0003; Shinny ball
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Shinny ball
Culture Northern Cheyenne
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 Hide; Padding; Glass beads; Sinew
Description Ball constructed from two pieces of hide stitched together with sinew; Filled with soft, unidentified material; Seam is beaded with alternating red and blue lazy stitch diamonds; One side is beaded with a lazy stitch hourglass figure in red and blue; Reverse side has a hide lace handle attached by three lines of lazy stitch beading alternating in red and blue.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 4.4, Max Diam = 6.5