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Native American
Native American - Plains ➔ Club, Dance

Identifier:
30778
Description:
Id: Barbara Hail, 07/90. Fragment of red-dyed feather at point of head of stick. Seed beads strung on fine wire; sections of beads near head of stick coated w/what looks like airplane model glue.
Date:
1875 – 1885
Materials:
Wood, Cotton, Glass Seed Beads, Horsehair, Metal, Metal Wire, Glue
Dimensions:
1.5" h 2" w 33" d
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Source:
Gift Of Vanlopik, G. A.
Related Entities:
Dakota (creator) G. A. VanLopik (donor)
Mr. G.A. VanLopik resided in Zeeland, Michigan. He was a collector of Native American weapons and beaded and quill ornamented apparel and he displayed this collection at the Kent Scientific Institute around 1911. The collection was accumulated during his residence in the Dakotas. He also donated coins and other cultural objects from around the world.