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Object Number
985-27-10/60474
Display Title
Plains needle or awl case. Wrapped with beads, decorated with streamers.
Descriptions
Object Description
Plains needle or awl case. Wrapped w/ beads in green, white, light blue and dark blue bands. 2 streamers in white beads. Case is empty and top is missing. 33x1.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Cylindrical case, wrapped with beads in green blue white, leather extensions
Classification
- Case
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Blackfoot
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Montana?
Materials
Leather, Bead
Dimensions
Overall: 33 x 1.5 x 2 cm (13 x 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60474
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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