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Object Number
40-39-10/19338
Display Title
Pipe and tobacco case--skin dyed yellow, decorated with multi-colored quills
Descriptions
Object Description
Pipe and tobacco case--skin dyed yellow, decorated with red, yellow, purple, green porcupine quills. Upper part of bottom fringe wrapped with red, yellow, purple, green porcupine quills.
Inventory Description
Bag or case, leather with band of quill decoration, fringe and quill extensions
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mandan?
- Hidatsa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Leather, Quill
Dimensions
Overall: 102 x 17 x 0.5 cm (40 3/16 x 6 11/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-39-10/19338
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(1872-1902)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(1940)
Donor
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(1940)
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