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Object Number
985-27-10/60168
Display Title
Gun case. Made from leather sewn along bottom. Wide beaded area around each end
Descriptions
Object Description
Gun case. Made from leather sewn along bottom. Wide beaded area around each end. Light blue ground w/ dark blue, yellow and red geometric designs. Red cloth trim at each end. Long hide fringe at opening and all along bottom. 108.6x83.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Leather rifle case, long fringe, geometric beadwork with red felt border.
Classification
- Accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Glass, Cloth, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 149.5 x 26 cm (58 7/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
60168
Provenance
Owner
Chief Sitting Bull
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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