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Black leather quill ornamented knife case
Object Number 99-12-10/53067
Display Title Black leather quill ornamented knife case
Descriptions
Object Description Black leather quill ornamented knife case
Inventory Description Knife case, brown hide, quillworked deco, metal tinklers, woven yarn strap, 1 fr
Classification
  • Case
Department Ethnographic
Date 1780-1850
Culture
  • Eastern Woodland and Eastern Great Lake Native American styles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Hide, Quill, Metal, Yarn
Dimensions Overall: 26.5 x 9 x 0.7 cm (10 7/16 x 3 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 53067
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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