Ear ornament

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Culture/People: Nakota (Yankton Sioux)
Previous owner: Max Hess, Jr., Non-Indian, 1911-1968
Donor: Elizabeth Douglass Hess (Mrs. Max Hess Jr.), Non-Indian, 1912-1997

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Max Hess, Jr. (1911-1968, head of the Hess Department store chain); donated to MAI by his widow, Elizabeth Douglass Hess (1912-1997), in 1968.
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Place: White River; South Dakota; USA

See related items: Nakota (Yankton Sioux); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/2532
Barcode: 242532.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Ear ornament
Media/Materials: Abalone/Haliotis shell
Techniques: Drilled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68dce1b96-f6c0-4880-b982-e6c71f4e9230

Record ID: NMAI_258254