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Object Number
985-27-10/59564
Display Title
Northern Cheyenne beaded bag made mostly of commercial leather.
Descriptions
Object Description
Northern Cheyenne beaded bag made mostly of commercial leather. Nickel silver button on flap. Lazystitch beadwork on bottom half of bag. White background w/ geometric designs in red, light and dark blue, green and pink. Long fringe at bottom. 40.2x20.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Bag, rectangular shape, beaded design, flap with metal disc, leather fringe
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Cheyenne
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Bead, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 40.2 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm (15 13/16 x 8 1/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Stamped U.S.(A?) M.D. 1882; 985-27-10/59564, U/QMP/MP/ 1332 (?)
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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