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37616

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

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 37616
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 Horn (animal part)
Description

A cone-shaped spinning top carved from black animal horn with white streaks. The inside is hollow. Ka-wa-ci-pi (indigenous word for object name).

Length 6.35 cm
Credit Line John Wanamaker Expedition, 1900; R. Stewart Culin, 1900

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