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Object Number
40-39-10/19377
Display Title
Case for awl or paint stick
Descriptions
Object Description
Case for awl or paint stick--rawhide tube with beadwork in blue, red on yellow; skin loop handle; orange horsehair tassels at top and bottom; strip of red, white, and green porcupine quill covered skin at bottom
Inventory Description
Case for awl or paint stick, yellow beaded w/ quill extension, tinkler and hair
Classification
- Case
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Dimensions
Overall: 31 x 2.5 x 1.4 cm (12 3/16 x 1 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-39-10/19377
Credit Line
Gift of Ernest T. and Patrick T. Jackson, 1940
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(1872-1902)
Donor
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(1940)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(1940)
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