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Object Number
985-27-10/60191.1
Display Title
Ration cards from beaded ration card case
Descriptions
Object Description
Crow beaded ration card case w/ 3 ration cards. Rectangular shaped leather w/ beadwork on the front. Light blue ground. Design of stepped triangles. Tinkler fringe. Paper ration cards w/ holes punched out. All from 1905. Items belong to three families. 15.1x6.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Ration cards, rectangular, perforated, with printed and handwritten text
Classification
- Card
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1905
Culture
- Crow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Montana
Additional Geographic Terms
Crow Reservation
Materials
Paper , Ink
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of ration card 60191c): 9.6 × 4.7 × 0.1 cm (3 3/4 × 1 7/8 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
985-27-10/60191b; 985-27-10/60191c; 985-27-10/60191d
Provenance
Owner
Family of Owl Above
(? - ?)
Owner
Family of Kills Coming to the Birds
(? - ?)
Owner
Family of No Name
(? - ?)
Collector
William Wildschut
(? - 4/1929)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(4/1929 - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(4/1929 - 1985)
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