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Object Number
2004.33.8
Display Title
Saddlebag
Descriptions
Object Description
Decorative double equestrian's "saddle bag" in pink, blue, yellow, and green composed of a heavily beaded end panel, fringed on three sides and stitched on these sides so as to close the folded container. The middle section on the stitched side is left open to accomodate storage and retrieval of material. Selective use of swag, tab, and triangle designs on the plain section; "buffalo head" designs. The end panels with matching rectangular center with diamonds at the corners. A row of brass beads separates each panel from the "plain section."
Inventory Description
Hide strip, rectangular, fringed side and ends, beaded panels, brass beads
Classification
- Land - accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1880
Culture
- Crow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Dimensions
Overall: 107.5 x 26 x 2.5 cm (42 5/16 x 10 1/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of Putnam Ballou McDowell A. B. 1946
Provenance
Owner
Barbara Bamford Ballou
(1954 - 1954)
Owner
Latimer Willis Ballou
(1954)
Collector
William Henry Bisbee
Donor
Putnam B. McDowell
(1954 - 11/17/04)
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