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Object Number
985-27-10/60108
Display Title
Blackfoot bladder bag. Decorated with beadwork, quilled rawhide, fringe, shells
Descriptions
Object Description
Blackfoot bladder bag. U-shaped top portion made from leather w/ band of lazystitch beadwork at bottom and triangles above. Edge trimmed w/ beads. Beneath beads is fringe all the way around of quilled rawhide. 2 red beads between each fringe. Also a fringe of dentalium shells. 24.7x15.4 cm.
Inventory Description
Bag, bladder, beaded leather top, quill band w/ shell and hair extensions, roset
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Blackfoot
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 18 x 4.3 cm (8 11/16 x 7 1/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60108; 24855
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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