Catalog Number |
CAS 0376-0003 | |
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 |