Upper Missouri River, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1859
Notes:
FROM CARD: "THE BODY IS EVIDENTLY MADE FROM THE SCROTUM? OF A BULL, THE NECK FORMING THE HANDLE. THE BODY, SPLIT ITS CONTENTS AND STITCHED TOGETHER WITH PEBBLES ENCLOSED, AFTER WHICH THE BODY AND HANDLE WERE COVERED WITH THIN SKIN LIKE AN INTESTINE. THE BODY IS COVERED WITH BANDS OF SPLIT QUILL WORK AND ALTERNATELY COLORED RED OR YELLOW. THE UPPER END IS ORNAMENTED WITH A TASSEL OF SPLIT QUILL WRAPPED THONGS AND PENDANT FEATHERS, WHILE TO THE HANDLE END IS ATTACHED A STRIP OF COTTON CLOTH BUCKSKIN, TASSEL OF THONGS, SMALL BRASS BELLS, STONE ARROW HEADS, ETC."
