Hair ornament
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Sioux (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: George Terasaki, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982
label: Donor
content: Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian
label: Donor
content: Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast) from George Terasaki (a New York art dealer) in 1964; donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Sioux
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 25/1649
label: Barcode
content: 251649.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Hair ornament
label: Media/Materials
content: Hide thong/Babiche, feather/feathers, dentalium shell/shells, porcupine quills
label: Techniques
content: Quill-wrapped (flat)
label: Dimensions
content: 36 cm