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Dakota chief's earring
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| Description | 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. |
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| Quantity | 1 item |
| Format | Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements | 4 1/2 inches length 1/2 inch width |
| Nomenclature | Earring (jewelry) |
| Creation | Made by Dakota Indians |
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Other type: Hewitt, Walter Made by Dakota Indians Fort Yates, Sioux County, North Dakota, United States Standing Rock Agency Indian. Clothing. Accessories. Adornment |
| Dates | Use: Exactly 1883 Content: Donation date |
| 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 |
| ID Number | 6301.9 |