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Double black leather quill ornamented knife case
Object Number 99-12-10/53069
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
  • Iroquois
  • Menomini
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Hide, Quill
Dimensions Overall: 25.4 x 11.2 x 0.8 cm (10 x 4 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53069
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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