MFA Acc. #: 1984.314

Vessel rattle
Possibly Arapaho people
United States, Western Plains, about 1930
Wood, seed beads, horsehair, feathers
38 cm (14 15/16 in.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Helen and Alice Colburn Fund 1984.314

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Shirt
Lakota (Native American)
United States, North or South Dakota, 1850-1950
Leather, fur, horse hair, beads, and fabric of wool and cotton
127 x 78.74 cm (50 x 31 in.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Gift of Louise C. Carpenter in memory of her parents, United States Senator Marcus A. and Mrs. Ethel Warren Coolidge. 1991.962

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Horse

White horse
Image credit: US Department of Agriculture. Scott Bauer. Accessed at USDA Agricultural Research Service on Nov. 18, 2004"

 

Horsehair

Micrograph of horsehair. Method: Polarized Light Microscopy. Image obtained from Olympic Microscopy Resource Center website on Sept 17, 2005 at Image Galleries

 

Horsehair strainer

Image copyright by Garry Harrison, Indiana University Libraries Preservation Department. (Link)