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Object Number
99-12-10/53070
Display Title
Double black leather quill ornamented knife case
Descriptions
Object Description
Black leather quill ornamented knife case
Inventory Description
Knife case, brown hide, multi quillwork, 2 compartments, double lobed
Classification
- Case
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1780-1850
Culture
- Mohawk
- Potawatomi?
- Iroquois
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Hide, Quill
Dimensions
Overall: 24 x 7.9 x 0.7 cm (9 7/16 x 3 1/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53070
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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