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Object Number
82-45-10/27506
Display Title
Split feathers used in embroidery
Descriptions
Object Description
Split feathers used in embroidery - bird quills
Inventory Description
Quills, red, black, white encased in glass vial
Classification
- Quill
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux?
- Mandan?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Quill
Dimensions
Overall: 14.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm (5 11/16 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
27506
Provenance
Collector
Alice C. Fletcher
(April 1882 - November 1882)
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