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Dakota beaded leather quillwork armband
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| Description | Leather band is beaded at the bottom edge with vertical rows of color bands. The center has openwork quillwork decoration using dyed red and green dyed red and green. The top edge has leather fringe and a row of white seed beads. Five ornaments dangle from the band, each 1.75 inches wide. Each ornament is a quill wrapped leather thong that terminates in a metal cone and has dyed horsehair projecting from the larger end. The armband is from the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, S.D. |
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| Quantity | 1 item |
| Format | Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements | 10 inches circumference |
| Nomenclature | Armband Beadwork Quillwork |
| Creation | Made by Dakota Indians |
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Made by Dakota Indians Collected in Eagle Butte, Dewey County, South Dakota, United States Collected in Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota, United States Dakota Indians--Costume Indian. Clothing. Accessories. Bands |
| Dates | Creation: Approximately 1900 |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| ID Number | 9859.26 |