Ear ornament
name: label: Culture/People
content: Sioux
label: Previous owner
content: John J. Steffen (J.J. Steffen), Non-Indian, 1854-1914
label: Seller
content: John J. Steffen (J.J. Steffen), Non-Indian, 1854-1914
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of John J. Steffen (1854-1914, a druggist in Douglas, Wyoming, who was part of an expedition to the Black Hills and Fort Laramie in the 1870s); purchased by George Heye from J.J. Steffen in 1907.
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: 1/3817
label: Barcode
content: 013817.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ear ornament
label: Media/Materials
content: Bone hairpipe/hairpipes
label: Techniques
content: Strung