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37614A

From: United States of America | Montana | Fort Peck Reservation

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 37614A
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 red, and surrounded by a ring of blue pigment. It tapers to a rounded point, and the numbers 797, 708 (crossed out), and 37614 are written on the side.

Length 5.3 cm
Credit Line John Wanamaker Expedition, 1900; R. Stewart Culin, 1900
Other Number 797 - Other Number | 708 (crossed out) - Other Number

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