Collector:

George E. Galvin  Search this

Donor Name:

Marilyn Galvin  Search this

Length - 1 Of 2:

207 cm

Width - 1 Of 2:

2 cm

Length - 2 Of 2:

ca. 91 cm

Width - 2 Of 2:

1 cm

Culture:

Apache  Search this

Object Type:

Strap

Place:

Fort Huachuca, Arizona, United States, North America

Accession Date:

10 Jul 1995

Collection Date:

1894 to 1904

Notes:

TWO TANNED LEATHER STRAPS, PROBABLY MISCELLANEOUS PIECES OF HORSE TACK. MAY HAVE BEEN USED BY THE APACHE. 1/2 - L. 207 CM.; W. 2 CM. - WHITE METAL BUCKLE AT ONE END BUT NO TONGUE HOLES. SIGNIFICANT CRACKING AND ROTTING. 2/2 - APPX. L. 91 CM.; W. 1 CM - METAL CLIP, ORIGINALLY WITH WHITE METAL PLATING, HEAVILY CORRODED, AT ONE END. ONE LEATHER SKIDING LOOP. KNOTTED 1/2 WAY FROM CLIP NEAR BRASS RIVET, WHICH SHOWS HEAVY CORROSION, TO FORM LOOP. LEATHER SHOWS SIGNIFICANT ROT AND STIFFNESS. WHITE MOLD PRESENT ON ENTIRE STRAP.

Record Last Modified:

4 Dec 2014

Specimen Count:

2

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

400224

USNM Number:

E430217-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c74a5d7e-d632-48fa-b16d-938e8fa0f017

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8503346