A PLAINS ELK ANTLER AND BUFFALO HIDE QUIRT
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A PLAINS ELK ANTLER AND BUFFALO HIDE QUIRT

PROBABLY SIOUX OR CHEYENNE

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A PLAINS ELK ANTLER AND BUFFALO HIDE QUIRT
PROBABLY SIOUX OR CHEYENNE
with small cylindrical base and expanding haft, pierced through for attachment of the buffalo hide wrist strap, with bifurcated tabs, stitched with sinew in white-heart red, white, yellow, blue, and translucent purple beads, decorated with narrow bands of alternating colors, the tabs with metal cone attachments, a pair of rawhide whips inserted at top, secured with a wood peg
Length: 9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) excluding attachments

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