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Unidentified Osage Warrior Wearing Bird Headdress
1807
1860.91
Charcoal with stumping, Cont
Artist/Maker: Charles-Balthazar-Julien Fevret de Saint-Memin, 1770 - 1852

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Acrobat W/stickers

Acrobat W/stickers
Title
Acrobat W/stickers
Object name 
Jumping jack
Date 
1850-1900
Medium 
Wood, metal, papier-mache
Dimensions 
Overall: 9 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 6 in. ( 23.2 x 10.5 x 15.2 cm )
Description 
Wooden jumping jack mounted with wire between two posts on platform; jumping action triggered with wire mechanism; jumping jack's head made of papier-mache; painted in red, green, and white.
Object Number 
INV.5287
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.