Stick barrette/bun holder with bear effigy

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Date created: 1971-1972

Culture/People: Tuscarora
Artist/Maker: Duffy Wilson (Wilmer Francis Wilson/Segwoi-Don-Kwe), Tuscarora/Cayuga, 1925-2002
IACB source: Duffy Wilson (Wilmer Francis Wilson/Segwoi-Don-Kwe), Tuscarora/Cayuga, 1925-2002
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 1972; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Tuscarora Reservation; Niagara County; New York; USA

See related items: Tuscarora; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/6899
Barcode: 256899.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Stick barrette/bun holder with bear effigy
Media/Materials: Animal bone
Techniques: Carved, incised, cutout
Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d9a040af-f296-41c0-b3a5-9bf29c8034e5

Record ID: NMAI_272782