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Object Number
30-69-10/K39
Display Title
Gun cover; porcupine quill with metal and bell dangles
Descriptions
Object Description
Gun cover; porcupine quill with metal and bell dangles, red ground, blue and whi
Inventory Description
Rifle case, beaded geometric designs on leather, 1 strap
Classification
- Package and Container
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Additional Geographic Terms
Standing Rock Agency
Materials
Leather, Bead, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 139 x 34 x 1 cm (54 3/4 x 13 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
K39
Provenance
Collector
Mary T. Hemenway
(ca. 1883)
Donor
Augustus Hemenway
(1930)
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