Choker

before 1915

Culture

Plains Culture Area

Country

United States

Object

choker

Medium

Dentalia shell and cord

Accession Number

2015.298

Credit Line

Gift of W.B. "Dub" and Maxine Blankenship

Plains artist, Choker, before 1915. Dentalia shell and cord; 28½ x 2½ x 1 in. Denver Art Museum: Gift of W.B. "Dub" and Maxine Blankenship, 2015.298

Dimensions

length: 28 1/2 in, 72.3900 cm; width: 2 1/2 in, 6.3500 cm; depth: 1 in, 2.5400 cm

Department

Native Arts

Collection

Indigenous Arts of North America

Known Provenance

Purchased between 1915 and about 1920 by John Young-Hunter [1874-1955] probably at Crow Agency, MT; purchased about 1955 from Eve Young-Hunter by Wesley B. (Dub) Blankenship (1924-2005); inherited 2005 by sons Bruce, Terry, and Steve (TSB Resources); gifted 2015 to Denver Art Museum