Ear ornament
name: label: Culture/People
content: Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
label: Previous owner
content: Blue Totem Antiques
label: Seller
content: Blue Totem Antiques
label: Seller agent
content: Carl Clausen, Non-Indian, 1883-1954
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1949 from Blue Totem Antiques (Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania), operated by Carl Clausen (1883-1954).
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Rapid Creek; Pennington County, Lawrence County; South Dakota; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 21/2772
label: Barcode
content: 212772.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ear ornament
label: Media/Materials
content: Abalone/Haliotis shell, hide thong/babiche
label: Techniques
content: Carved, drilled, tied