Hair ornament

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Culture/People: Sioux
Previous owner: Bonita Wa Wa Calachaw Nunez (Wa Wa Chaw/Wa Wa Calac Chaw [Keep From the Water]/Princess Wa Wa Chaw), Rincon Band Luiseño, 1888-1972
Donor: Bonita Wa Wa Calachaw Nunez (Wa Wa Chaw/Wa Wa Calac Chaw [Keep From the Water]/Princess Wa Wa Chaw), Rincon Band Luiseño, 1888-1972

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Bonita Wa Wa Calachaw Nunez (Princess Wa Wa Chaw, Rincon Band Luiseño, 1888-1972); donated to MAI by Bonita Wa Wa Chaw in 1924.
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Place: North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)

See related items: Sioux; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/3392
Barcode: 133392.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Hair ornament
Media/Materials: Horse tail, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Lazy/lane stitch beadwork

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6afce1e79-99f0-4141-a10a-2d29c4da820b

Record ID: NMAI_143361