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Object Number
985-27-10/60133
Display Title
Sioux bag. Leather. Trapezoidal shape. Long rectangular flap. Lazystitch beadwor
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux bag. Leather. Trapezoidal shape. Long rectangular flap. Lazystitch beadwork across most of front, on edge and some on flap. Designs of rectangles. Tinklers w/ horsehair interspersed. 54.9x33.7 cm.
Inventory Description
Trapezoidal bag, beaded bands on front, sides and flap, tinklers with horsehair
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 34.5 x 49.5 x 1.4 cm (13 9/16 x 19 1/2 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60133, 34280
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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