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Dakota bone and bead choker

67.199.1

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Titles: Dakota bone and bead choker (Supplied title)

Description: A Dakota choker consisting of four strands of leather beaded with symmetrical arrangements of long bird bones and round molded and faceted glass beads that alternate red and black, circa the mid-19th century. The strands terminate with single vertical bones and that have deer hide ties attached. Made by a Dakota named "Iahbiance" or Mr. Boyd from Cass Lake, Minnesota.

Dates

  • Approximately 1850 (Creation)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 67.199.1

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

  • Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

  • 30 inches length (overall)
  • 1 1/4 inches width

Subjects

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67.199.1

Collections items are not for sale.
A reproduction can be purchased.