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Collar with Whistle Worn in the Hashk'an Dance

Culture: Navajo, Native American
Medium: Hide, fur, sinew, claws, wool, quill, cotton, plant fiber, pigment, resinous material
Dates: late 19th century
Dimensions: 27 x 4 x 1.5 in. (71.0 x 9.5 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 04.297.5430
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund
Image: Overall, 04.297.5430.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: This collar is richly decorated with claws (bear's?) and fur appendages wrapped with quillwork and yarns. It might have been used for the singer to attract the Hoply People.

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