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Object Number
985-27-10/60178
Display Title
Quillworking case made from a bladder. Beaded leather at each end
Descriptions
Object Description
Quillworking case. Case made from a bladder. Lozenge shape. A piece of leather is attached at each end which are decorated w/ white and red beads. Filled w/ dark brown whole quills. 29.7x9.3 cm.
Inventory Description
Bladder case, red and white beads on ends, beads loose, quills inside
Classification
- Case
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Arapaho
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Bladder, Bead, Quill
Dimensions
Overall: 29.7 x 9.3 x 1.2 cm (11 11/16 x 3 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60178, 24666
Provenance
Collector
William Wildschut
(? - ?)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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