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37614B
From: United States of America | Montana | Fort Peck Reservation
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 37614B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Yankton | Dakota | Sioux |
Provenience | United States of America | Montana | Fort Peck Reservation |
Culture Area | Great Plains Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Hide | Sinew | Pigment |
Description | Whip top, carved from lightweight wood. The top of the top is flat, painted blue, and surrounded by a ring of red pigment. It tapers to a rounded point, and the numbers 797 and 37614 are written on the side. There are also some small pencil marks and a smear of red pigment on the side of the top. |
Length | 5.2 cm |
Credit Line | John Wanamaker Expedition, 1900; R. Stewart Culin, 1900 |
Other Number | 797 - Other Number |
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