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Object Number 74-18-10/7653
Display Title Awl or Needle Case
Descriptions
Inventory Description Awl case, beaded case w/ bone, metal tipped awl, long bead and tinkler extension
Classification
  • Case
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Standing Rock Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Wyoming
North America / United States / South Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms Missouri, Upper
Dimensions Overall: 80 x 2.5 x 2 cm (31 1/2 x 1 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 74-18-10/7653
Provenance
Collector William A. Turner (1873 - 1874)

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