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Beaded skin saddle bag made into a "boston bag" with two handles
Beaded skin saddle bag made into a "boston bag" with two handles
Object Number 44-40-10/27501
Display Title Beaded skin saddle bag made into a "boston bag" with two handles
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
  • Dakota
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Leather Horsehair Glass Metal Sinew Bast Cotton
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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