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Object Number
985-27-10/60209
Display Title
Bag, possibly from the Plains. Made of mule deer ear. Fringe, cloth trim, beads
Descriptions
Object Description
Bag, possibly from the Plains. Made from the entire ear of a mule deer. Piece of hide around top w/ fringe. Opening trimmed w/ red cloth. Some lazystitch beadwork in white and blue. 22.6x10 cm.
Inventory Description
Bag, leather top, fur bottom, beaded design with red trip on top, fringed
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Fur, Glass, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 10 x 0.9 cm (9 1/16 x 3 15/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60209; 24880; 152
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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