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Physical Description:
hair, human (overall material)
beads, glass (decoration material)
wood (decoration material)
paint (decoration material)
wire, iron (overall material)
silk (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 5 in x 18 1/8 in x 14 1/8 in; 12.7 cm x 46.0375 cm x 35.8775 cm
Object Name:
hairwork
Other Terms:
Wreath; Pictures; Hair Work
Place made:
United States: Minnesota
Place owned:
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
Date made:
late 19th century
1855 - 1885
Location:
Currently not on view
Depicted; decorative motif:
Flowers  Search this
Subject:
Hair  Search this
Education  Search this
Missions  Search this
School  Search this
Christianity  Search this
Roman Catholicism  Search this
Made by:
Indians  Search this
Girls  Search this
Women  Search this
Native Americans  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of The Rev. Jacob A. Walter
ID Number:
DL.022467.0001A
Catalog number:
22467.0001A
Accession number:
22467
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Religion
Art
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-e573-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_321468