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Object Number
44-40-10/27501
Display Title
Medicine Bag
Descriptions
Object Description
Beaded skin saddle bag made into a "boston bag" with two handles; blue, yellow, red, green, and navy blue bead decoration
Inventory Description
Bag, suitcase type beaded geometric designs with top clasp and metal feet
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
- Dakota
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Dimensions
Overall: 52 x 28 x 14 cm (20 1/2 x 11 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity
5
Label on object
44-40-10/27501
Provenance
Collector
Daniel Dorchester, D.D.
(1889-1894)
Donor
Cleora Hatch
(1944)
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