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Object Number
38-44-10/12747
Display Title
Deerskin knife sheath with porcupine quill embroidery
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Knife sheath, leather, fringed and with loop, embroidered moosehair floral deco
Classification
- Sheath
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Eastern Woodlands
Dimensions
Overall: 35.4 x 9 x 0.9 cm (13 15/16 x 3 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-44-10/12747
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry H. Richardson in memory of Theodore Jewett Eastman, Class of 1901, A.B. 1901, M.D. 1905, 1938
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Theodore Jewett Eastman
(01/01/1888-01/01/1916)
Donor
Mrs. Henry H. Richardson
(05/02/1938)
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