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Object Number
985-27-10/60179
Display Title
Quillworking case
Descriptions
Object Description
Quillworking case, made from a bladder. Lozenge shaped. Several rows of blue and white beads at each end. Contains quills, plain and dyed red and yellow, 2 pieces of wood and some fiber. 29.1x10.4 cm.
Inventory Description
Bladder case, gathered at ends with blue,white beads, quills inside
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Case
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Arapaho
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 29.1 x 10.4 x 3.6 cm (11 7/16 x 4 1/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60179, 24667
Credit Line
Bequest of William H. Claflin, Jr., 1985
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Collector
William Wildschut
(? - ?)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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