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Back rest and tripod
Object Number 09-8-10/75072
Display Title Back rest and tripod
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mat, reeds bound with fabric at edges, leather strap, stick tripod
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Plains Cree
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Montana
Additional Geographic Terms Havre, Vicinity of
Materials Wood, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 119.5 x 1.7 x 2 cm (47 1/16 x 11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 75072
Provenance
Collector Rev. J. W. Millar (1895-1900 - ?)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (? - 1909)

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