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Object Number
985-27-10/60134
Display Title
Uncompahgre Ute tobacco bag.
Descriptions
Object Description
Uncompahgre Ute tobacco bag. Buckskin stitched up each side. Lazystitch beadwork up edges and along neck. Wide decorated area above fringe. Different designs on each side. Geometric designs in red, blue, yellow and green. Quill wrapped rawhide fringe w/ loose fringe below. 96.4x14.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Bag, buckskin, polychrome geometric glass bead decoration, polychrome quills.
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Uncompahgre
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Utah
Additional Geographic Terms
Uintah Valley
Dimensions
Overall: 94 x 16 x 1.9 cm (37 x 6 5/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60134; 34251
Provenance
Owner
Mrs. William R. Morris
(07/01/1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(01/01/1878-01/01/1893)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(07/01/1930 - 01/01/1985)
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