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Dakota beaded headdress medallion

Dakota beaded headdress medallion

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Titles: Dakota beaded headdress medallion (Supplied title)

Description: A Dakota round leather medallion and dangle trim are for wear on the side of a feather headdress brow band, circa 1900. The medallion is beaded with blue, white, green and red glass seed beads on one side and has a leather thong on the reverse for attachment. A thong wrapped with dyed red quillwork dangles from the medallion and terminates in a metal cone with dyed green horsehair projecting from the larger end. The ornament is from the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota.

Dates

  • Approximately 1900 (Creation)

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 9859.25

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

  • Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

  • 2.5 inches diameter

Subjects

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Dakota beaded headdress medallion

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