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Little Crow's Headdress

1996.24.2349A

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Little Crow's Headdress   (1996.24.2349A)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Personal Symbols
    3. :
  3. Status Symbols
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 1862
Culture Native American: Great Plains: Sioux: Dakota (Santee Sioux, Eastern Sioux, Eastern Dakota): Mdewakanton

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 73.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 53.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 36.0 cm
Weight 111 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Animal--Hair, Pigment, Plastic, Animal--Mammal--Rodent--Porcupine, Textile, Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales, Plant, Animal--Mammal--Hooved--Horse, Animal--Bird--Owl, Animal--Bird--Eagle, Animal--Bird--Eagle--Golden Eagle
Manufacturing Processes Quilled, Textile--Dyed

Research Remarks

Description Under Review
Published Description N/A
Bibliography Under Review

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Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Reginald and Gladys Laubin Collection
Reproduction No

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