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Dakota chief's earring

Titles: Dakota chief's earring (Supplied title)

Description: A Dakota earring reportedly "taken from a chief's ear" at Standing Rock Agency by W. Hewitt in 1883. No other provenance is available. The earring consists of a knotted thin leather thong suspending two white tubular bone (hairpipe) beads and a piece of abalone shell. Each bead is broken in two but held together by the leather thong.

Dates

  • 1883 (Use)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 6301.9

Restrictions

  • Through curatorial review and/or additional consultation with American Indian elders, spiritual leaders, tribal officers or lineal descendants, this item has been determined to be culturally sensitive. As advised by the Minnesota Historical Society Indian Advisory Committee on April 20, 2012, the Minnesota Historical Society will not display images of culturally sensitive items on the public database.

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

  • Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

  • 4 1/2 inches length
  • 1/2 inch width

Subjects

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