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Object Number
985-27-10/59412
Display Title
Pair of Crow saddlebags. Trapezoidal leather bags with beadwork
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Crow saddlebags. Trapezoidal leather bags wider at bottom w/ long rectangular flaps. Stitched along bottom and up sides w/ sinew. Piece of red bayetta w/ line of blue beads attached along side edge. Front covered w/ beadwork. Leather ties at back. Ties for flap at front. 30.8x21.4 cm.
Inventory Description
Bags, rectangular, beaded geometric design one side, ties at top, wool trim
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1899?
Culture
- Crow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Glass, Leather, Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 31.5 x 22.5 x 0.8 cm (12 3/8 x 8 7/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/59412; 24107
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1919 - 1985)
Collector
Mr. Rosenblatt
(pre-1907 - 1919)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1919 - 1985)
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