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Object Number
44-40-10/27492
Display Title
Pillow top - piece of deer skin with porcupine quill decoration
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Pillow case, round, floral quill embroidery on leather, cotton backing
Classification
- Pillow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Santee Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Cotton, Porcupine quill
Dimensions
Overall: 33.5 x 32.5 x 0.5 cm (13 3/16 x 12 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
44-40-10/27492
Provenance
Collector
Daniel Dorchester, D.D.
(1889-1894)
Donor
Cleora Hatch
(1944)
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