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Deerskin saddle bag, bead and porcupine quill decoration
Deerskin saddle bag, bead and porcupine quill decoration
Object Number 38-44-10/12837
Display Title Deerskin saddle bag, bead and porcupine quill decoration
Descriptions
Inventory Description Storage bag, quilled, beaded and fabric designs on leather, horsehair and metal
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cheyenne
  • Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms Plains
Materials Leather, Bead, Glass, Quill, Horsehair, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 58 x 43 x 4 cm (22 13/16 x 16 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-44-10/12837
Provenance
Collector Dr. Theodore Jewett Eastman (1888-1916 - ?)
Donor Mrs. Henry H. Richardson (1938)

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