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Object Number
44-35-10/27472
Display Title
Beaded awl or scissors case--long and conical. Made of rawhide.
Descriptions
Object Description
Beaded awl or scissors case--long and conical. Made of rawhide with red, white, and blue beadwork. Leather fringe with come metal jingles.
Inventory Description
Case, leather dyed yellow, rd, wht, bl, grn beaded geo deco, brass button at top
Classification
- Case
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1887-1894
Artist
Apache prisoners
(04/01/1887-01/01/1894)
Culture
- Chiricahua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alabama
Materials
Leather, Dye, Glass, Metal, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 40.8 x 5 x 2.4 cm (16 1/16 x 1 15/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
44-35-10/27472
Provenance
Owner
Augustus Hemenway
Intermediary
Old South Church of Boston
(06/14/1944)
Donor
Hemenway Heirs
(06/16/1944)
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