Hair ornament

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Culture/People: Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Collector: William Otis Pound, Non-Indian, 1862-1951
Previous owner: William Otis Pound, Non-Indian, 1862-1951; Robert T. Pound, Non-Indian, 1898-1988
Seller: Robert T. Pound, Non-Indian, 1898-1988

Collection History: Collected by William Otis Pound (1862-1951) between 1885 and 1910 when he owned a sheep ranch in Billings, Montana; purchased by MAI from his son Robert T. Pound (1898-1988, of Lakeville, Connecticut) in 1951.
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Place: Montana; USA (inferred)

See related items: Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/7315
Barcode: 217315.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Hair ornament
Media/Materials: Hide thong/Babiche, glass bead/beads, glass pony beads, metal cones, horsehair, dye/dyes, porcupine quills
Techniques: Overlay beadwork, dyed, quill-wrapped (flat), strung

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d293bc1e-1971-4318-b13d-b7340bddc365

Record ID: NMAI_232110