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Object Number
27-12-10/98230
Display Title
Gun case made of moose or caribou hide. Sinew sewing and woven quillwork. 131x26
Descriptions
Object Description
Gun case made of moose or caribou hide. Sinew sewing and woven quillwork. 131x26x5 cm.
Inventory Description
Case, sewn hide, elaborate colored quill decoration, fringed
Classification
- Case
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1800-1850
Culture
- Tinne
- Athapaskan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
Additional Geographic Terms
Northwestern Canada; Laird River region?
Materials
Hide, Quill, Sinew
Dimensions
L: 120 cm, Butt width: 25 cm.
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1927
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
(Unknown)
Seller
Unknown
(1/1927)
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