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Maker(s):Anonymous
Culture:Native American; Lakota, Nakota, or Dakota Sioux
Title:Horse Crupper (2 pieces)
Date Made:1860s-present
Type:Clothing
Materials:brain tanned deer hide with glass beads
Place Made:United States; Western North Dakota; Western South Dakota; Northern Nebraska; Northeastern Wyoming; Southeastern Montana; Western Minnesota; Northern Iowa (Sioux Territory)
Measurements:overall: 19 in x 12 in; 48.26 cm x 30.48 cm, curved at one end
Narrative Inscription:  unmarked
Accession Number:  SC 2010.50.1
Credit Line:Gift of Elizabeth Carter
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
These two pieces of a horse crupper feature white glass seed beads on a deer hide strip. Worn around a horse's tail to secure the saddle and harness from becoming loose, this crupper is decorated with black and green "crosses" (symbolizing the four directions) encompassed in circles. In addition, the item displays bands of green, red, blue, and white patterns resembling zigzags and triangles in between the circle motifs. AP2018

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