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Object Number
94-38-10/87061
Display Title
Knife sheath made of cloth. Embroidered with moose hair, quills, ribbon & beads
Descriptions
Object Description
Knife sheath made of cloth and embroidered with moose hair. Quills, ribbon, and beads
Inventory Description
Sheath, black cloth, curved end, embroidered design of quill, beads
Classification
- Sheath
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1890
Culture
- Montagnais
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
Materials
Cotton, Hair, Quill, Glass
Dimensions
Length: 22 cm, Width: 7.5 cm
Quantity
1
Provenance
Intermediary
Archibald R. Tisdale
(1892)
Collector
Pere Charles Arnaud
(1892)
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